Open AccessComparison of i-gel™ and Laryngeal Mask Airway Supreme™ in different head and neck positions in spontaneously breathing pediatric population
Author(s) -
Swati Gupta,
Neelam Dogra,
Kanchan Chauhan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_238_16
Subject(s) - medicine , laryngeal mask airway , airway , anesthesia , laryngeal masks , tonsillectomy , breathing , ventilation (architecture) , head and neck surgery , larynx , surgery , otorhinolaryngology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Although the advantages of ventilation with i-gel™ and laryngeal mask airway Supreme (LMA-Supreme™) has been well documented, they are still under debate for surgeries requiring flexion and extension of neck such as thyroid surgery, tonsillectomy, and neck exploration. Hence, we conducted a study to demonstrate the effect of neck flexion and extension in spontaneously breathing anesthetized pediatric patients utilizing i-gel™ and LMA-Supreme™.