Comparison of Ambu Auragain and I-Gel Supraglottic Airways in Adult Patients at an Ambulatory Surgery Center

University of Minnesota (UMN)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Surgery; Anesthesia

Treatments: Device: I-Gel Laryngeal Mask Airway; Device: Ambu Auragain Laryngeal Mask Airway

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04286581

ANES-2020-28604

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if an I-gel laryngeal mask airway (LMA) has a higher oropharyngeal leak pressure compared to an Ambu Auragain in adult patients in an ambulatory surgery center.

Full description

Patients who are scheduled for elective ambulatory surgery under general anesthesia will be randomized to one of two groups. Group 1 will receive an I-gel laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and group 2 will receive an Ambu Auragain LMA.

Enrollment: 148 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• undergoing outpatient ambulatory surgery under general anesthesia that is amenable to using a laryngeal mask airway

Exclusion criteria

• non-English speaking patients
• patients with abnormal airway anatomy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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148 participants in 2 patient groups

Igel Larnygeal Mask Airway

Experimental group

Description:

Group 1 will receive the I-Gel Laryngeal Mask Airway for airway maintenance during general anesthesia

Treatment:

Device: I-Gel Laryngeal Mask Airway

Ambu Auragain Laryngeal mask airway

Active Comparator group

Description:

Group 2 will receive the Ambu Auragain Laryngeal Mask Airway for airway maintenance during general anesthesia

Treatment:

Device: Ambu Auragain Laryngeal Mask Airway