Comparison of Air QTM Intubating Airway Versus Ambu-Aura Intubating Laryngeal Mask

Comparison of Air QTM Intubating Airway Versus Ambu-Aura Intubating Laryngeal Mask Obese Patients Under General Anaesthesia.

Supraglottic airway devices are important tools for airway management. Supraglottic airway devices have been introduced into brief surgical interventions because they are less invasive than intubation and safer than mask to maintain the patency of airway after induction of anesthesia. They are inserted via the oral route and can be used in emergency conditions when tracheal intubation and mask anesthesia are challenging.

Air Q intubating airway and Ambu Aura intubating laryngeal mask are two Supraglottic airway devices that are widely used.

Aim of the work is to compare Air-Q intubating laryngeal airway versus Ambu-Aura intubating laryngeal mask regarding sealing pressure and Fiberoptic intubation in class II obese patients.

Randomized comparative trial that will be performed in Kasr Al Ainy hospital, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.ASA II patients from 20 to 50 years of age, undergoing minor surgry were included in this study. 40 patients will be allocated into 2 equal groups using computerized software and enclosed in sealed opaque envelopes:

GQ ( n=20 ): Where Air-Q intubating laryngeal airway will be used for ventilation & intubation through fiberoptic bronchoscope.

GA ( n=20 ): Where Ambu-Aura intubating laryngeal mask will be used for ventilation & intubation through fiberoptic bronchscope.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients aged 18-65 years old.
• Sex: both genders.
• With American society of anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical activity II.
• Scheduled for elective surgery under general anaesthesia requiring endotracheal tube.
• Class II obese patients (BMI 34.9 - 39.9 kg/m2).
• Surgery: short time procedures ≥ 60 minutes, ≤ 120 minutes e.g.: breast surgery, elbow or foot surgery.

Exclusion Criteria:

• • Patient refusal.

  • Patients with any respiratory tract abnormalities as laryngeal masses & facial deformities as fracture mandible.
  • Patients with risk of pulmonary aspiration as in full stomach patients.
  • Patients at risk of regurgitation of gastric content as in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and pregnant females.
  • Emergency operation.
  • Patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
  • Patients prepared for laparotomy or laparoscopic procedures.
  • Patients with risk of bleeding.