Best position and depth of anaesthesia for laryngeal mask airway removal in children: A randomised controlled trial.

Background: There is a wide variation in clinical practice amongst clinicians in the process of removal of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) in children. Some of the airway complications during recovery are associated with the position of the child as well as the depth of anaesthesia and are potentially avoidable.

Objectives: We wished to determine whether removal of the LMA in the lateral position reduces the incidence of airway complications, either in a deep plane of anaesthesia or awake.