Comparison of Two Insertion Technique of I-gel (I-gel90)

Seoul National University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Bladder Tumor; Bladder Cancer; Prostate Tumor; Prostate Cancer

Treatments: Procedure: Rotational technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01826565

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Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate the efficacy of rotational technique in the insertion of i-gel

Full description

The i-gel is one of the 2nd generation supraglottic airways. The rotational technique is known to increase the success rate of insertion of other supraglottic airways. The investigators try to evaluate the efficacy of rotational technique in the insertion of i-gel.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients scheduled for general anesthesia(transurethral resection of bladder tumor or transurethral resection of the prostate) using i-gelTM

Exclusion criteria

• History of recent postoperative sore throat
• History of difficult airway
• Mouth opening < 2.5 cm
• Emergency operation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

i-gel will be inserted without rotation

Rotation

Experimental group

Description:

Rotational technique applied

Treatment:

Procedure: Rotational technique