I-gel Versus LMA-Fastrach Supraglottic Airway for Flexible Bronchoscope-Guided Tracheal Intubation Using a Parker (GlideRite) Endotracheal Tube: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: The I-gel (IG) supraglottic airway device is a reliable way to establish an airway. Its large ventilation lumen allows for easy passage of an endotracheal tube. With the use of a flexible bronchoscope, the IG offers a good visualization of the laryngeal inlet.

A comparison of two doses of mannitol on brain relaxation during supratentorial brain tumor craniotomy: a randomized trial.

Background: Twenty percent mannitol is widely used to reduce brain bulk and facilitate the surgical approach in intracranial surgery. However, a dose-response relationship has not yet been established. In this study, we compared the effects of 0.

Tracheal intubation through the I-gel™ supraglottic airway versus the LMA Fastrach™: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: The i-gel™ is a supraglottic airway device not requiring inflation of a cuff for lung ventilation. Its design allows for unobstructed passage of a tracheal tube and previous studies have demonstrated a favorable alignment with the glottic inlet. In this prospective randomized study, we compared the success rate of blind tracheal intubation using the i-gel and the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) Fastrach™.

A comparison of propofol and remifentanil target-controlled infusions to facilitate fiberoptic nasotracheal intubation.

Introduction: Successful fiberoptic intubation requires both patient comfort and good intubating conditions. In this study we compared the efficacy and ease of titration of propofol (P) and remifentanil (R) target-controlled infusions (TCI) during fiberoptic intubation.

Methods: Sixty patients requiring fiberoptic nasotracheal intubation were randomized to receive (P) or (R) effect-site TCI.

Performance of the PAxpress vs the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway during general anesthesia.

Purpose: The PAxpress (PAx) is a relatively new pharyngeal airway device that is easily inserted and effective in routine airway management. A prospective, randomized study was undertaken to compare the PAx with the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway (PLMA) during anesthesia with positive pressure ventilation.

Methods: One hundred adult patients scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia were randomized to airway management with either the PAx (n=50) or the PLMA (n=50).