title: A randomised comparison of the i-gel™ and the Laryngeal Mask Airway Classic™ in infants.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anaesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: M-S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J-T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: K-H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J-R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D004209:Disposable Equipment; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017214:Laryngeal Masks / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D055100:Optical Fibers; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D018401:Sample Size; D016896:Treatment Outcome