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Trial reportAnaesthesiology intensive therapy2021

Comparison of the Air-Q intubating laryngeal mask airway and the Ambu AuraGain laryngeal mask airway as a conduit for fibreoptic assisted endotracheal intubation for simulated cervical spine injury.

Sanihah Che Omar, Rhendra Hardy Mohamad Zaini, Teck Fui Wong, W Mohd Nazaruddin W Hassan

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Trial report in Anaesthesiology intensive therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06914453 (A Comparative Study of Air-Q3 and Ambu AuraGain Supraglottic Airway Device in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery Under General Anaesthesia), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06914453 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

A Comparative Study of Air-Q3 and Ambu AuraGain Supraglottic Airway Device in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery Under General Anaesthesia: A Randomised Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of MalayaRan2024 to 2025Enrolled90ConditionsOropharyngeal Leak Pressure, Supraglottic Airway, Elective Surgery, General AnaesthesiaArmsAir Q-3 Supraglottic Airway Device, Ambu AuraGain Supraglottic Airway Device
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sanihah Che OmarDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Rhendra Hardy Mohamad ZainiDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Teck Fui WongDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
W Mohd Nazaruddin W HassanDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Universiti Sains Malaysia · MYHospital Universiti Sains Malaysia · MY

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAirway management in patients with a cervical spine injury is a difficult and challenging task. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the Air-Q intubating laryngeal airway and the Ambu AuraGain laryngeal mask airway as a conduit for fibreoptic (FO) assisted endotracheal intubation in adult patients with a simulated cervical spine injury. MATERIAL AND

methodsA total of 66 adult patients underwent elective surgery under general anaes-thesia, and they were randomized to two groups: the Air-Q (AQ) group (n = 33) and the Ambu AuraGain (AA) group (n = 33). A simulated cervical spine injury was created using a cervical collar, which was applied after the induction of general anaesthesia. Ease of insertion, time taken for successful insertion, time taken for successful FO guided endotracheal intubation, oropharyngeal leak pressure (OLP), Brimacombe score for FO laryngeal view, post-intubation complications and haemodynamic changes were recorded for both groups.

resultsThe OLP was significantly higher in the AA group than in the AQ group (34.9 ± 6.4 vs. 28.6 ± 7.8 cm H 2 O; P = 0.001). Otherwise, there were no significant differences in the ease of insertion, time taken for successful insertion, time taken for successful FO guided endotracheal intubation, Brimacombe score for FO laryngeal view, haemodynamic parameters or complication rate between the two groups.

conclusionsAir-Q was comparably effective as Ambu AuraGain as a conduit for FO endotracheal intubation in patients with a simulated cervical spine injury; however, Ambu AuraGain has a better seal with significant OLP.

Indexed as

Laryngeal MasksAdultAirway ManagementCervical VertebraeFiber Optic TechnologyHumansIntubation, Intratrachealfibreopticgeneral anaesthesiaintubation.laryngeal mask airway

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PMID34006053
PMCPMC10165333
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