[A comparison of the single-use i-gel with the reusable laryngeal mask airway Proseal in anesthetized adult patients in Japanese population].

Background: The i-gel is a newly developed, cuffless and single-use supraglottic airway device with gastric drain conduit. This study was designed to compare the performance of the i-gel with the reusable LMA Proseal when used during anesthesia in spontaneously breathing adult patients.

Methods: One hundred adult patients were studied in a prospective randomized controlled study.