i-gel® from Intersurgical: clinical evidence listing

Matsunami S, Komasawa N, Minami T. J Clin Anesth. 2014 Sep;26(6):509-10

Case report of an obese patient with difficult airway inserted with an i-gel following failed facemask ventilation. After using a combination of I-gel and facemask ventilation improved sufficiently due to device's fit to the larynx.

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Schaer AC, Keel MJ, Dubach P, Greif R, Luyet C, Theiler L. A A Case Rep. 2014 Aug 15;3(4):45-7

Reported case on an 82-year-old patient with previously undiagnosed diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis of the cervical spine.

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Shimizu M, Yoshikawa N, Yagi Y, Tsumura Y, Kukida A, Hirakawa K, Hotta A, Nakamoto A, Ohira N, Tatekawa S. Masui. 2014 Aug;63(8):841-5

Bronchoscopic view through the i-gel was graded after insertion, whereupon tracheal intubation was performed and the i-gel removed. First attempt at intubation successful in all 52 patients.

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Kaur K, Bhardwaj M, Kumar P, Lal J, Johar S, Hooda S. Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan. 2014 Mar;52(1):41-2

Image quality and trauma evidence were measured in 10 adult patients undergoing MRI. Authors conclude I-gel causes the least ferromagnetic interference compared with other devices and improves the image quality.

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Sen I, Bhardwaj N, Latha YS. J Anaesth Clin Pharmacol 2013; 29: 128-9

Case reported of tongue folding during procedure on a 30-year-old woman. Usual insertion technique did not provide a patent airway, so the authors confirm they used a reverse technique - proving successful. Authors conclude the technique was atraumatic and may be a suitable back-up.

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