Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Comparison of BlockBuster laryngeal mask with Air‐Q intubating laryngeal airway as a conduit for fiber‐optic guided intubation in children: A prospective randomized controlled study
Primary resultResult — go to the resultMean difference 1.6 s 95% CI −7.65 to10.85Authors' conclusion
BlockBuster SGA may be a useful alternative to Air-Q for SGA-assisted, fiber-optic-guided tracheal intubation in children.
Study context
- Population
- Children aged 6 months to 12 years with normal airways under GA
- Participants
- 60 children
- Comparison
- BlockBuster vs Air-Q
- Primary endpoint
- Time taken for fiber-optic-guided intubation through the SGA
Methodological detailsprospective
- Prospective
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Mean difference
1.6 s
95% CI −7.65 to10.85
P = 0.73
By group
BlockBuster vs Air-Q
mean difference 1.6 s (95% CI −7.65 to10.85); P = 0.73
Further findings
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| Outcome | Air-Q | BlockBuster | Mean difference (s) (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time for SGA insertion | 16.67 (SD 5.39) | 14.57 (SD 3.2) | −2.1 (−4.39 to 0.19) | P = 0.07 | |
| Time to SGA removalComparable | 22.5 (SD 12.8) | 20.17 (SD 5.8) | −2.3 (−7.5 to 2.82) | P = 0.37 | |
| −10−505Difference, s (linear scale) |
First-attempt and overall intubation success
- First-attempt intubation success, comparable in both groups
- 96.7%
- Overall intubation success, comparable in both groups
- 100%
Glottic view grade (fiber-optic bronchoscopy), grade 1/2/3/4/5
- Group B (BlockBuster): cases with glottic view grade 1/2/3/4/5
- 25/3/1/1/0
- Group A (Air-Q): cases with glottic view grade 1/2/3/4/5
- 23/3/2/2/0
Safety
- No child had any perioperative complication
Original publication
Comparison of BlockBuster laryngeal mask with Air‐Q intubating laryngeal airway as a conduit for fiber‐optic guided intubation in children: A prospective randomized controlled study. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 22 April 2024. doi:10.
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