Efficiency of laryngeal mask airway ProtectorTM and i-gel® as a conduit in Aintree catheter-guided fibreoptic tracheal intubation: a randomised clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fibreoptic intubation through a supraglottic airway device (SAD) is recom-mended in difficult airway management algorithms. The Difficult Airway Society published a guideline describing the details of this technique in 2011. This study was designed to compare the efficiency of two different 2nd generation SADs as a conduit for Aintree catheter-guided fibreoptic tracheal intubation.

Methods

80 adult patients with an ASA score of 1-3 undergoing elective surgical procedures were included in the study. The patients were intubated after randomization to two groups: the i-gel group and the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) Protector group. SAD insertion time and tracheal intubation time were recorded separately. Demographic data, changes in haemodynamic parameters during the

SUBMITTER: Saracoglu KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10156480 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature