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Early versus late removal of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for general anaesthesia

Mathew P, Mathew JL, Salanti G
Published Online: 
April 16, 2008
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

To compare the safety of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) removal in the deep plane of anaesthesia (early removal) versus removal in the awake state (late removal) for patients undergoing general anaesthesia.

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