Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Feb 2025
Real-World Evaluation of i-gel Introduction on Intraoperative Airway-Related Safety Events: A Retrospective Cohort Study From a New England Hospital Network.
Several health care networks have fully adopted second-generation supraglottic airway (SGA) i-gel. Real-world evidence of enhanced patient safety after such practice change is lacking. We hypothesized that the implementation of i-gel compared to the previous LMA®-Unique™ would be associated with a lower risk of airway-related safety events. ⋯ We found a significant decline in the monthly trend of airway-related safety events after the full implementation of i-gel in our health care network. This study provides real-world patient safety and clinical effectiveness information to clinicians and decision-makers.