A randomized equivalence trial comparing the i-gel and laryngeal mask airway Supreme in children.

Background: The laryngeal mask airway Supreme (Supreme) is a new single-use supraglottic device with gastric access capability now available in all sizes for children.

Objectives: To compare the i-gel with the Supreme in children for routine airway maintenance.

Materials/methods: One hundred and seventy children, aged 3 months to 11 years, 5-50 kg in weight, were randomly assigned to receive either the i-gel or the Supreme.

A randomized trial comparing the Ambu ® Aura-i ™ with the air-Q ™ intubating laryngeal airway as conduits for tracheal intubation in children.

Objectives: To assess the clinical performance of the Ambu Aura-i (Aura-i) in children.

Aim: To compare the Aura-i with the air-Q intubating laryngeal airway (air-Q) for the purposes of fiberoptic-guided tracheal intubation.

Background: The Aura-i is a new supraglottic airway designed for tracheal intubation.

A cohort evaluation of the laryngeal mask airway-Supreme™ in children.

Objectives: To assess the clinical performance of the laryngeal mask airway-Supreme in children.

Aim: The purpose of this prospective audit was to evaluate the feasibility of the laryngeal mask airway-Supreme in clinical practice and generate data for future comparison trials.

Background: The laryngeal mask airway-Supreme is a new second-generation supraglottic airway that was recently released in limited pediatric sizes (sizes 1, 2).

A randomized crossover comparison between the Laryngeal Mask Airway-Unique™ and the air-Q intubating laryngeal airway in children.

Objectives: The purpose of this randomized crossover study was to evaluate the feasibility of the air-Q intubating laryngeal airway (ILA) in clinical practice when compared with the Laryngeal Mask Airway-Unique(™) (LMA-U), the current standard of care for primary airway maintenance.

Aim: We hypothesized that the ILA would have better airway seal pressures and laryngeal alignment than the LMA-U in anesthetized nonparalyzed children.

Background: The ILA is a newer supraglottic airway for children with design features that allow it to be used for primary airway maintenance and as a conduit for tracheal intubations.

Prospective evaluation of the self-pressurized air-Q intubating laryngeal airway in children.

Objectives: To assess the clinical efficacy of the self-pressurized air-Q ILA™ (ILA-SP).

Aim:   The purpose of this prospective audit was to evaluate the feasibility of the ILA-SP in clinical practice and generate data for future comparison trials.

Background: The ILA-SP is a new first-generation supraglottic airway for children with a self-adjusting cuff and lack of a pilot balloon.

Retrospective audit of the air-Q intubating laryngeal airway as a conduit for tracheal intubation in pediatric patients with a difficult airway.

Objectives: To assess the efficacy of the ILA as a conduit for tracheal intubation in pediatric patients with a difficult airway.

Aim: The primary goals of this retrospective audit were to assess the clinical performance of the ILA in pediatric patients with a difficult airway, expand on our initial favorable experience with this device, and collect pilot data for future prospective and comparison studies.

Methods: The charts of patients with a difficult airway in whom the ILA was used during a period of 1 year in a freestanding pediatric institution were reviewed following a practice change in the authors' institution favoring the ILA over the laryngeal mask airway as a conduit for tracheal intubation.

A clinical evaluation of the intubating laryngeal airway as a conduit for tracheal intubation in children.

Background: The air-Q Intubating Laryngeal Airway (ILA) (Cookgas LLC, Mercury Medical, Clearwater, FL) is a supraglottic airway device available in pediatric sizes, with design features to facilitate passage of cuffed tracheal tubes when used to guide tracheal intubation. We designed this prospective observational study of the ILA to assess the ease of its placement in paralyzed pediatric patients, determine its position and alignment to the larynx using a fiberoptic bronchoscope, gauge its efficacy as a conduit for fiberoptic intubation with cuffed tracheal tubes, and evaluate the ability to remove the ILA without dislodgement of the tracheal tube after successful tracheal intubation.

Methods: One hundred healthy children, aged 6 months to 8 years, ASA physical status I to II, and scheduled for elective surgery requiring general endotracheal anesthesia were enrolled in this prospective study.

The new air-Q intubating laryngeal airway for tracheal intubation in children with anticipated difficult airway: a case series.

The air-Q intubating laryngeal airway (ILA) is a new supraglottic airway device which may overcome some limitations inherent to the classic laryngeal mask airway for tracheal intubation. We present a case series of patients with anticipated difficult airway in whom the air-Q ILA was successfully used as a conduit for fiberoptic intubation.