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Table 3 Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) insertion characteristics

From: Comparison of the Supreme™ and ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airways in infants: a prospective randomised clinical study

 

Group P (n = 60)

Group S (n = 60)

P

LMA Insertion Time (sec) mean ± SD

8.1 ± 2,9

8.8 ± 2,0

0.002

Number of Manipulations Required to Insert LMA n (%)

1

51 (85.0)

47 (78.3)

0.345

 

2

9 (15.0)

13 (21.7)

 

Ease of LMA Insertion n (%)a

1

51 (85.0)

46 (76.7)

0.246

2

9 (15.0)

14 (23.3)

 

3

0

0

 
  1. LMA laryngeal mask airway, SD standard deviation, sec seconds; P < 0.05 is statistically significant; aease of LMA insertion was graded as 1: no resistance (easy), 2: moderate resistance (difficult) or 3: inability (impossible) to place the LMA