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Respiration And The Airway:
B. Gibbison, T. M. Cook, and C. Seller
Case series: protection from aspiration and failure of protection from aspiration with the i-gel airway
Br. J. Anaesth. 2008; 100: 415-417 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
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[Read E-letter] I-gel and airway protection: Is it dependant on the dead space in the supraglottic area?
Andrew Roth, Santhanam Suresh, MD   (15 March 2008)

I-gel and airway protection: Is it dependant on the dead space in the supraglottic area? 15 March 2008
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Andrew Roth,
Pediatric Anesthesiologist
Children's Memorial Hospital,
Santhanam Suresh, MD

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Re: I-gel and airway protection: Is it dependant on the dead space in the supraglottic area?

We read with interest the case series by Gibbison et al about the i- gel and its ability to protect aspiration by identifying regurgitant material. We feel that this may be solely dependant on the supraglottic dead space created by the i-gel. Hence, despite the gastric channel, the identification of aspirate may be sooner if the supraglottic space is reduced. A design to have a closer fit of the i-gel may reduce this inherent problem.

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