We study 40 patients who have elective surgery in general anesthesia. They are all over 20 years old men, and women, of ASA1-2.
Conditions
Interventions
We studied 40 adult patients to see if cricoid pressure affected placement of the i-gel. In a randomized crossover design, the i-gel was placed with and without cricoid pressure, and compared the succ
Sponsors
Dokkyo Medical University, Koshigaya Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: We study 40 patients who have elective surgery in general anesthesia. They are all over 20 years old men, and women, of ASA1-2.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: We exclude a patient who has cervical or upper airway disease. We exclude a patient who has a risk of aspiration. Before the surgery, we exclude a patient who expected to have a risk of cannot intubate/cannot ventilate of facemask scenario.(CICV) We exclude a case of decreasing SPO2 under 95%, during this study. We exclude a case of cannot ventilate by facemask, after induction of general anesthesia. We exclude a patient who dose not accept this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We studied 40 adult patients to see if cricoid pressure affected placement of the i-gel. In a randomized crossover design, the i-gel was placed with and without cricoid pressure, and compared the success rate of adequate ventilation through the i-gel, time to placement, | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We insert fiberscope into the i-gel. We evaluate a glottis view through fiberscope. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHashimoto Yuichi
Dokkyo Medical University, Koshigaya Hospital Department of Anesthesiology
Outcome results
None listed