• Br J Anaesth · Mar 2003

    Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial

    Comparison of the standard laryngeal mask airway and the ProSeal laryngeal mask airway in obese patients.

    • G Natalini, M E Franceschetti, M T Pantelidi, A Rosano, G Lanza, and A Bernardini.
    • Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency, Casa di Cura Poliambulanza, Via Bissolati 57, I-25124 Brescia, Italy. natalini-giuseppe@poliambulanza.it
    • Br J Anaesth. 2003 Mar 1;90(3):323-6.

    BackgroundThe ProSeal laryngeal mask airway (PLMA) may have advantages over the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) in obese patients. We tested this hypothesis in a clinical setting.MethodsSixty obese patients (BMI >30) were randomized to receive mechanical ventilation (tidal volume 7 ml kg(-1), PEEP 10 cm H(2)O), through either the PLMA or the LMA. A gastric tube was used in all patients. Cuff pressure was set at 60 cm H(2)O and increased progressively until excessive leak occurred. The incidence of sore throat was assessed at recovery and after 1 week.ResultsThe mean leak fraction was 6.1 (SD 2.9)% with the LMA and 6.4 (3.5)% with the PLMA (P=0.721). With the PLMA, with no sign of ventilation problems, the drainage tube was not patent in three patients. The cuff pressure was >100 cm H(2)O in 38% of the LMA group and 7% of the PLMA group (P=0.05). The incidence of sore throat was similar in both groups and it was similarly scored in the recovery room and 1 week after surgery.ConclusionsBoth the PLMA and the LMA can be used for mechanical ventilation of obese patients. The patency of the PLMA drainage tube needs to be checked constantly even when an optimal airtight seal is present. In obese patients the LMA requires a greater cuff pressure than the PLMA, but sore throat is not related to the cuff pressure. Sore throat assessment in the recovery room appears as reliable as assessment later.

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