Evaluation of the Adequacy of Using the Supraglottic Airway Device (i-gel®) in Cases With Epiglottic Masses: A Mannequin Simulation Study
In a mannequin study, we observed that epiglottic masses significantly increased the Cormack-Lehane classification grade and reduced tidal volume, with these effects correlating with the size of the mass. This finding suggests that the appropriateness of using a supraglottic airway may depend on the size and weight of the epiglottic mass.
Authors
- Tatsushige Iwamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1491-8253)
- Kei Houri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1712-0530)
- Yoshinobu Nakayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0818-4145)
- Atsuhiro Kitaura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5245-6267)
- Tomoyuki Matsumoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4587-0029)
- Hiroatsu Sakamoto
- Takatoshi Tsujimoto
- Yasufumi Nakajima
Institutions
- Kindai University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.74734
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.64