PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ekinci, Osman
AU  - Abitagaoglu, Süheyla
AU  - Turan, Güldem
AU  - Sivrikaya, Zübeyir
AU  - Bosna, Gülşen
AU  - Özgultekin, Asu
TI  - The comparison of ProSeal and I-gel laryngeal mask airways in anesthetized adult patients under controlled ventilation
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2015.4.10050
DP  - 2015 Jan 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 432--436
VI  - 36
IP  - 4
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/36/4/432.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/36/4/432.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2015 Jan 01; 36
AB  - Objectives: To compare the insertion time, ease of device insertion, ease of gastric tube insertion, airway leakage pressure, and complications between the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) ProSeal (P-LMA) and I-gel (I-gel) groups.Methods: Eighty patients with age range 18-65 years who underwent elective surgery were included in the study. The study took place in the operation rooms of Haydarpaşa Numune Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey from November 2013 to April 2014. Patients were equally randomized into 2 groups; the I-gel group, and the P-LMA group. In both groups, the same specialist inserted the supraglottic airway devices. The insertion time of the devices, difficulty during insertion, difficulty during gastric tube insertion, coverage of airway pressure, and complications were recorded.Results: The mean insertion time in the I-gel group was significantly lower than that of the P-LMA group (I-gel: 8±3; P-LMA: 13±5 s). The insertion success rate was higher in the I-gel group (100%, first attempt) than in the P-LMA group (82.5%, first attempt). The gastric tube placement success rate was higher in the I-gel group (92.5%, first attempt) than in the P-LMA group (72.5%, first attempt). The airway leakage pressures were similar.Conclusion: Insertion was easier, insertion time was lower, and nasogastric tube insertion success was higher with the I-gel application, and is, therefore, the preferred LMA.