title: Comparative Efficacy of the Air-Q Intubating Laryngeal Airway during General Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
abstract: Air-Q® (air-Q) is a supraglottic airway device which can be used as a guidance of intubation in pediatric as well as in adult patients. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of air-Q compared to other airway devices during general anesthesia in pediatric patients by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis. A total of 10 studies including 789 patients were included in the final analysis. Compared with other supraglottic airway devices, air-Q showed no evidence for a difference in leakage pressure and insertion time. The ease of insertion was significantly lower than other supraglottic airway devices. The success rate of intubation was significantly lower than other airway devices. However, fiberoptic view was better through the air-Q than other supraglottic airway devices. Therefore, air-Q could be a safe substitute for other airway devices and may provide better fiberoptic bronchoscopic view.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Jin
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 156-755, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Geun Joo
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 156-755, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 156-755, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chong Wha
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 156-755, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yong Hun
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 156-755, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Young Cheol
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Si Ra
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Bang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D058109:Airway Management / Q000379:methods*; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D015982:Bias; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017214:Laryngeal Masks; D020704:Laryngoscopes; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D055100:Optical Fibers; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012306:Risk; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000473:pathology