Open AccessDoes prewarming of i-gel improve insertion and ventilation in anaesthetised and paralysed patients? A prospective, randomised, control trial
Author(s) -
Aamuktha Malyadha Reddy,
Nita Varghese,
Basavaraj Herekar,
Udupi Kailashnath Shenoy
Publication year - 2019
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/sja.sja_110_19
Subject(s) - insertion time , medicine , anesthesia , cuff , airway , leak , mechanical ventilation , surgery , ventilation (architecture) , seal (emblem) , inflatable , mechanical engineering , art , environmental engineering , engineering , visual arts
I-gel are supraglottic airway devices with non-inflatable gel-like cuff that is believed to mould to body temperature, to seal the airway. Hence a pre-warmed i-gel may seal faster, provide better ventilation and superior leak pressure.