Randomized comparison of the i-gel™, the LMA Supreme™, and the Laryngeal Tube Suction-D using clinical and fibreoptic assessments in elective patients.

Background: The i-gel™, LMA-Supreme (LMA-S) and Laryngeal Tube Suction-D (LTS-D) are single-use supraglottic airway devices with an inbuilt drainage channel. We compared them with regard to their position in situ as well as to clinical performance data during elective surgery.

Methods: Prospective, randomized, comparative study of three groups of 40 elective surgical patients each.

Ventilatory and hemodynamic management of potential organ donors: an observational survey.

Objective: To determine the current standard ventilatory and cardiovascular management in potential organ donors.

Design: Prospective, multiple-center, observational survey.

Setting: A total of 15 intensive care units in 13 hospitals in Piedmont, Italy.