Open AccessA prospective study to evaluate and compare laryngeal mask airway ProSeal and i-gel airway in the prone position
Author(s) -
Susheela Taxak,
Ajith Gopinath,
Savita Saini,
Teena Bansal,
Mangal Ahlawat,
Manju Bala
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.159473
Subject(s) - medicine , airway , laryngeal mask airway , laryngeal masks , position (finance) , prone position , prospective cohort study , surgery , finance , economics
Prone position is commonly used to provide surgical access to a variety of surgeries. In view of the advantages of induction of anesthesia in the prone position, we conducted a randomized study to evaluate and compare ProSeal laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and i-gel in the prone position.