• J Kavitha, Debendra Kumar Tripathy, Sandeep Kumar Mishra, Gayatri Mishra, L J Chandrasekhar, and P Ezhilarasu.
• Department of Anaesthesiology, Indira Gandhi Government General Hospital and Post Graduate Institute, Pondicherry, India.
• Anesth Essays Res. 2011 Jan 1;5(1):48-56.

BackgroundIntubating Laryngeal Mask Airway (ILMA) is a relatively new device designed to have better intubating characteristics than the standard Laryngeal Mask Airway. This study was designed to compare Intubating Laryngeal Mask with standard Direct Laryngoscopy (DLS), taking into account ease of intubation, time taken for intubation, success rate of intubation, hemodynamic responses and upper airway morbidity.Materials And MethodsSixty patients, ASA I or II, of age between 20 and 60 years, were enrolled in this prospective and randomized study. They were randomly allocated to one of the two groups: group ILMA, Intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway; group DLS, Direct Laryngoscopy. The patients were intubated orally using either equipment after induction of general anesthesia.Results And ConclusionsDLS is comparatively a faster method to secure tracheal intubation than Intubating Laryngeal Mask. ILMA offers no advantage in attenuating the hemodynamic responses compared to direct laryngoscope. The success rate of intubation through Intubating Laryngeal Mask is comparable with that of DLS. The upper airway morbidity and mean oxygen saturation are comparable in both the groups.

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