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Does the type of supraglottic airway make a difference? Investigators prospectively randomized 51 patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest to insertion of either the i-gel supraglottic airway or the Portex Soft Seal Laryngeal Mask by paramedics in a single Australian ambulance service. Both groups received initial bag-valve-mask ventilation prior to insertion of the advanced airway. Patients were 12 years and older (average age, 65) and weighed at least 30 kg.
Paramedics reported a significantly higher rate of successful insertion with the i-gel than the laryngeal mask (90% vs. 57%) and rated the i-gel significantly easier to insert. No differences in number of insertion attempts or rates of return of spontaneous circulation were detecte…