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Table 5 Mean ventilation parametersa

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

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 

Peak Pressure (cm H2O)

18.1 ± 3.2

20.1 ± 2.9

< 0,001

Mean Pressure (cm H2O)

7.3 ± 1.2

7.8 ± 1.1

0,011

Leakage Percentage (%)

6.4 ± 1.3

7.3 ± 1.0

< 0,001

Leakage Pressure (cm H2O)

33.0 ± 2.2

31.5 ± 1.8

< 0,001

  1. SD standard deviation; P < 0.05 is statistically significant; athese parameters were measured three times: the first, after LMA insertion; the second, 10 min after LMA insertion; and the third, before extubation. The means ± SD were statistically analysed
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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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