A 35kg 5 year old girl is having elective surgery for suturing of a superficial leg laceration. After induction with N2O/Sevoflurane/O2 and in absence of any visible veins you have placed an appropriately sized LMA. Following this her SpO2 immediately drop to 90%. What is your initial management?

A 35kg 5 year old girl is having elective surgery for suturing of a superficial leg laceration. After induction with N2O/Sevoflurane/O2 and in absence of any visible veins you have placed an appropriately sized LMA. Following this her SpO2 immediately drop to 90%. What is your initial management?









A. Increase inhaled sevoflurane concentration with LMA in situ
B. Increase inhaled sevoflurane concentration after removing LMA
C. Intralingual suxamethonium
D. Intramuscular suxamethonium
E. Intramuscular atropine











Answer:  B