Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Dec 2015
Evaluation of I-gel(™) airway in different head and neck positions in anesthetized paralyzed children.
Studies that have compared and quantified the oropharyngeal leak pressure (OPLP) and adequacy of ventilation with supraglottic airway devices in different head and neck positions have been done in adult populations. The effects of head-neck position changes on the functioning of I-gel(™) in pediatric population still remain unevaluated. ⋯ Caution is warranted in pediatric patients while ventilating with I-gel(™) in extreme flexion of head and neck owing to poor ventilation despite increase in OPLP.