TY - JOUR A1 - Bhat, Chetan A1 - Honnannavar, Kiran A1 - Patil, Mallanna A1 - Mudakanagoudar, Mahantesh T1 - Comparison of the laryngeal mask airways: Laryngeal mask airway-classic and laryngeal mask airway-proseal in children Y1 - 2014/1/1 JF - Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry JO - J Indian Assoc Public Health Dent SP - 119 EP - 123 VL - 12 IS - 2 UR - https://journals.lww.com/aphd/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=2319-5932;year=2014;volume=12;issue=2;spage=119;epage=123;aulast=Bhat DO - 10.4103/aer.AER_191_17 N2 - Introduction: In the past 25 years with the development of various supraglottic airway devices, the armamentarium for airway management has increased. In our study, the laryngeal mask airway (LMA)-ProSeal is compared with the LMA-Classic with respect to as follows: (a) Ease of insertion and number of insertion attempts, (b) Device positional stability and possible oropharyngeal leak, (c) Airway trauma, and (d) Hemodynamic changes; in children aged 3–15 years undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia, hypothesizing that these would be different. Materials and Methods: Sixty consecutive American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classes I and II children aged 3–15 years and weighing 5–45 kg undergoing elective surgery in the supine position were randomized for airway management with the LMA-Classic or LMA-ProSeal. Results: Size of the LMA used in both LMA-Classic and LMA-ProSeal was 1.5, 2, and 2.5 and was statistically nonsignificant. There was no difference between LMA-Classic and LMA-ProSeal with regard to ease of insertion, number of attempts for insertion, device positional stability, airway trauma and hemodynamic changes. Conclusions: The complications of usage of the LMA are minimal and similar in both the devices. The LMA-ProSeal has advantages over LMA-classic such as the placement of gastric tube, adequate ventilation, and oxygenation without any gastric distension. ER -