i-gel airway evaluation in 300 patients in Manchester 24 Jun 2008

Three anaesthetists from the Central Manchester University Hospital in the UK report on the results of an evaluation they conducted on i-gel in 300 patients. The letter, published this month in the European Journal of Anaesthesiology, confirms first time insertion with i-gel was achieved in <5 seconds in 290 of the 300 patients. Three patients with difficult airway underwent  successful fibreoptic endotracheal intubation through i-gel and all patients underwent adequate pressure mode ventilation with airway pressures of 10-30cm H2O initially and  spontaneous breathing subsequently. In addition, lubricated gastric tubes were easily inserted through the gastric channel at the first attempt in all 80 cases where this was performed. A very interesting letter on a significant number of patients.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18534042

Ref: Evaluation of the i-gel airway in 300 patients. European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2008;1-2. Jun 6:1-2.