Table 2 Parameters for the clinical performance of LMA Protector™
From: Clinical performance of the LMA Protector™ airway in moderately obese patients
Parameters (n = 30) | Results |
|---|---|
Size of LMA protector | |
Size 3 | 10 [63.3%] |
Size 4 | 11 [36.7%] |
Number of attempts | |
1 | 28 [93.4%] |
2 | 1 [3.3%] |
Failed | 1 [3.3%] |
Ease of insertion | |
Easy | 26 [86.7%] |
Fair | 3 [10.0%] |
Difficult | 0 |
Very Difficult | 0 |
Impossible | 1 [3.3%] |
Time to successful insertion, seconds | 21.0 (3.9) |
Oropharyngeal leak pressure, OLP, cmH20 | 31.8 (5.4) |
Cuff volume, mls | 14.6 (5.6) |
Ease of gastric tube insertion | |
Easy | 23 [79.3%] |
Difficult | 6 [20.7%] |
Impossible | 0 |
Volume of gsastric fluid aspirated, ml | 6.9 (13.1) |
Duration of fasting, hours | 11.7(2.6) |
Fibreoptic view | |
Only vocal cords seen | 27 [93.1%] |
Vocal cords and posterior epiglottis | 1 [3.4%] |
Vocal cords and anterior epiglottis | 1 [3.4%] |
Vocal cord not seen | 0 |