Question · asked by 1 review

PLMA vs tracheal tube: Laryngospasm/bronchoconstriction between induction and recovery

Population
airway management during general anaesthesia in obese participants
Intervention
PLMA
Comparison
tracheal tube
Outcome
Laryngospasm/bronchoconstriction between induction and recovery

It is very uncertain whether PLMA changes laryngospasm/bronchoconstriction between induction and recovery compared with tracheal tube (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
PLMA vs tracheal tube
Laryngospasm/bronchoconstriction between induction and recovery · airway management during general anaesthesia in obese participants
It is very uncertain whether PLMA changes laryngospasm/bronchoconstriction between induction and recovery compared with tracheal tube (very low certainty).
Supraglottic airway devices versus tracheal intubation for airway management during general anaesthesia in… (2013) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.5 [0.09, 2.84]2 studies · 232 participantsVery low

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Supraglottic airway devices versus tracheal intubation for airway management during general anaesthesia in obese patients
2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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