First Generation Supraglottic Airway Devices – First generation SADs (2024) Depatment of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine and Palliative Care Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi

Description

A document defining first-generation supraglottic airway devices (SADs), which are simple airway devices without specific design features to lessen the risk of aspiration. It lists examples (cLMA, ILMA, Air-Q) and details indications for use, including airway control, managing difficult airways, use during CPR, and serving as a conduit for tracheal intubation.