RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The comparison of ProSeal and I-gel laryngeal mask airways in anesthetized adult patients under controlled ventilation
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 432
OP 436
DO 10.15537/smj.2015.4.10050
VO 36
IS 4
A1 Osman Ekinci
A1 Süheyla Abitagaoglu
A1 Güldem Turan
A1 Zübeyir Sivrikaya
A1 Gülşen Bosna
A1 Asu Özgultekin
YR 2015
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/36/4/432.abstract
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.