Journal article
A randomised comparison of the i-gel™ and the Laryngeal Mask Airway Classic™ in infants
Anaesthesia, Vol.69(4), pp.362-367
04/2014
DOI: 10.1111/anae.12592
PMID: 24641642
Abstract
We performed a randomised comparison of the i-gel™ and the Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) Classic™ in children aged less than a year who were undergoing general anaesthesia for elective surgery. Fifty-four infants were randomly allocated to either the i-gel or the LMA Classic. We measured performance characteristics, fibreoptic views through the device and complications. Success rate at first insertion attempt was 100% (27/27) in the i-gel group compared with 88% (23/26) in the LMA Classic group. Insertion of the device was considered easy in 26/27 (96%) patients in the i-gel group compared with 18/26 (69%) patients in the LMA Classic group (p = 0.009). There were no differences between the groups in insertion times, fibreoptic views through the device, airway leak pressures or complications. We conclude that the i-gel was considered easier to insert than the LMA Classic in infants.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A randomised comparison of the i-gel™ and the Laryngeal Mask Airway Classic™ in infants
- Creators
- M-S Kim - Yonsei UniversityJ-T OhJ Y MinK-H LeeJ-R Lee
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Anaesthesia, Vol.69(4), pp.362-367
- DOI
- 10.1111/anae.12592
- PMID
- 24641642
- NLM abbreviation
- Anaesthesia
- ISSN
- 0003-2409
- eISSN
- 1365-2044
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2014
- Academic Unit
- Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9984806512602771
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