An audit of the i-gel supraglottic airway for general anaesthesia with spontaneous and controlled ventilation – the effect of ventilation mode and operator experience on device performance
2012
Abstract
The i-gel supraglottic airway has features that may confer advantage over the standard laryn - geal mask in terms of performance and postoperative complications. e carried out a prospective audit of 96 i-gel insertions in order to assess insertion success rate, airway leak associated with a mode of ventilation and postoperative complications.