i-gel™ | LMA Supreme™ | p value | |
---|---|---|---|
Outcome (success/failure) | 38(95.0%)/2(5.0%) | 39(97.5%)/1(2.5%) | 0.556 |
Number of attempts (1/2 attempts) | 33(86.8%)/5(13.1%) | 38(97.4%) /1(2.56%) | 0.083 |
Size of device (1/1.5/2) | 1(2.6%)/36(94.7%)/1(2.6%) | 0(0.0%)/38(97.4%)/1(2.6%) | 0.594 |
Time of insertion (in seconds) | 15.4 ± 1.73 | 12.4 ± 1.74 | < 0.001† |
Ease of insertion (1/2/3/4) | 19(50%)/15(39.4%)/4(10.5%)/0(0%) | 24(61.5%)/12(30.7%)/3(7.69%)/0(0.0%) | 0.593 |
Number of manipulations (push/pull/ jaw thrust /extension) | 1(2.63%)/2(5.2%)/2(5.2%)/0(0.0%) | 0(0%)/0(0%)/1(2.5%)/0(0%) | 0.549 |
Number of cases converted to ETT | 2(5.0%) | 1(2.5%) | 0.556 |