A prospective randomised comparison of I-gel and LMA-unique Supraglottic Airway Devices for use during Clinical Anaesthesia

Completed

• Conditions: Surgery: Anaesthesia; Surgery

• Registration Number: ISRCTN39871601
• Lead Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

1. ASA I or II patients (fit and healthy or with minor well-controlled chronic disease)
2. Age 16-70 years
3. Weight 30-120 kg
4. Not pregnant
5. Booked for elective surgery of duration <2 hours
6. Fasted
7. Normal airway assessment
8. Consenting

Exclusion Criteria

1. Age <16 or >80, or weight <30 or >120kg
2. Pregnancy
3. Emergency surgery
4. Surgery > 2 hours duration
5. Patient not fit (ASA >=III)
6. Patient not starved
7. History of symptomatic reflux disease
8. History of difficult airway mgmt during previous anaesthesia
9. Anticipated difficult airway
10. Previous radiotherapy to head/neck
11. Heavy smokers >20 cigarettes/d
12. Non-consenting

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified