Open AccessInsertion of i-gel™ by the reversed technique improves the success rate and reduces the time taken for its placement: A prospective, randomized, controlled, interventional trial
Author(s) -
Megha Sharda,
Mukul Chandra Kapoor,
Rakesh Atray,
Swaraj Garg
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/joacp.joacp_395_16
Subject(s) - medicine , insertion time , randomized controlled trial , airway , surgery , prospective cohort study , anesthesia
We hypothesized that the i-gel™ supra-glottic airway can be inserted with relative ease in a reversed manner just like a Guedel's airway.