• BMC anesthesiology · Jul 2019

    Comparison of Supreme laryngeal mask airway versus endotracheal intubation for airway management during general anesthesia for cesarean section: a randomized controlled trial.

    • Wei Yu Yao, Shi Yang Li, Yong Jin Yuan, Hon Sen Tan, Nian-Lin R Han, Rehena Sultana, Pryseley N Assam, Alex Tiong-Heng Sia, and Ban Leong Sng.
    • Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Quanzhou Macare Women's Hospital, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China.
    • BMC Anesthesiol. 2019 Jul 8; 19 (1): 123.

    BackgroundThe obstetric airway is a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Endotracheal intubation is considered the standard of care but the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) has gained acceptance as a rescue airway and has been incorporated into the obstetric airway management guidelines. In this randomized controlled equivalence trial, we compared the Supreme LMA (SLMA) with endotracheal intubation (ETT) in managing the obstetric airway during cesarean section.MethodsParturients who underwent elective cesarean section under general anesthesia were randomized to receive either an SLMA or ETT as their airway device. Our primary outcome was first-attempt insertion success. Successful insertion was defined as adequate bilateral air entry with auscultation and the presence of end-tidal carbon dioxide on the capnogram. The first-attempt insertion success rate was compared using the Chi-Square test. Secondary outcomes included time-to-ventilation, seal pressure, ventilation/hemodynamic parameters, occurrence of clinical aspiration, fetal outcomes, and maternal side effects associated with the airway device.ResultsWe recruited 920 parturients (460 SLMA, 460 ETT) who underwent elective cesarean section under general anesthesia. Patient characteristics were similar between the groups. First attempt success was similar (Odds Ratio--ORSLMA/ETT: 1.00 (95%CI: 0.25, 4.02), p = 1.0000). SLMA was associated with reduced time to effective ventilation (Mean Difference--MD -22.96; 95%CI: - 23.71, - 22.21 s) compared to ETT group (p <  0.0001). Ventilation parameters, maternal and fetal outcomes were similar between the groups, and there was no aspiration.ConclusionsSLMA could be an alternative airway management technique for a carefully selected low-risk obstetric population, with similar insertion success rates, reduced time to ventilation and less hemodynamic changes compared with ETT. Our findings are consistent with the airway guidelines in recommending the second-line use of LMA in the management of the obstetric airway.Trial RegistrationThe study was registered at http://www.clinicaltrials.gov , identifier: NCT01858467 , retrospectively registered. Date of registration: May 21, 2013.

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    This article appears in the collection: Supraglottic airways, laryngeal masks and general anaesthesia Caesarean section.

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    This RCT compared the LMA Supreme to endotracheal intubation for 920 women undergoing elective general anaesthesia for Caesarean section.

    No cases of aspiration were observed in either group.

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