i-gel is being widely used as a supraglottic airway device, in spontaneously breathing patients a... more i-gel is being widely used as a supraglottic airway device, in spontaneously breathing patients as well as for mechanical ventilation. It has been used as an emergency use airway device with success. The manufacturer has launched i-gel in many sizes. Each size is recommended for patients of a particular weight category, e.g. size 1 for 2-5 kg, size 1.5 for 5-12, size 2 for 10-25 and size 2.5 for 25-35 kg body weight. We observed that the length of the connector as well as the shaft of the i-gel for these smaller sizes is in excess of what is required, thus adding to dead space and difficulty in holding it firmly in place. No filter was used in both of these patients to reduce the resistance to spontaneous breathing and the dead space.
i-gel is being widely used as a supraglottic airway device, in spontaneously breathing patients a... more i-gel is being widely used as a supraglottic airway device, in spontaneously breathing patients as well as for mechanical ventilation. It has been used as an emergency use airway device with success. The manufacturer has launched i-gel in many sizes. Each size is recommended for patients of a particular weight category, e.g. size 1 for 2-5 kg, size 1.5 for 5-12, size 2 for 10-25 and size 2.5 for 25-35 kg body weight. We observed that the length of the connector as well as the shaft of the i-gel for these smaller sizes is in excess of what is required, thus adding to dead space and difficulty in holding it firmly in place. No filter was used in both of these patients to reduce the resistance to spontaneous breathing and the dead space.
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