Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
Howard Ho-Fung Tang
Australia
Research Article
A Cross-Sectional Study Evaluating the Guardiancpv™ Supraglottic Airway Device in a Clinical Setting
Author(s): Michael Hua-Gen Li, Howard Ho-Fung Tang, Celestine Johnny Bouniu and Jun Keat ChanMichael Hua-Gen Li, Howard Ho-Fung Tang, Celestine Johnny Bouniu and Jun Keat Chan
Objective: The GuardianCPVTM is a new second-generation supraglottic airway device (SAD), for which there is currently limited information on efficacy or safety. Our aim is to clarify further the efficacy of the Guardian, and to assess any potential predictors for success or failure of insertion. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional pilot study over a two-month period, recruiting 67 operative cases (33 males; 34 females; weight 81.1 ± 23.0 kg) at the Northern Hospital (TNH), Victoria, Australia, that used the Guardian airway in an elective setting. For each case, the operator of the airway reported, via a voluntary questionnaire, several factors of interest: (1) the overall success rate (primary outcome); (2) ease of insertion; (3) cuff seal pressure (CSP); (4) need for repositioning of the SAD; and (5) patient, airway, operator and technique-related predictors, including pa.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000704