Cochrane · systematic review · CD010105
Supraglottic airway devices versus tracheal intubation for airway management during general anaesthesia in obese patients
Nicholson, A, Cook, TM, Smith, AF, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library
AnaesthesiaAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 14.3%Ungraded 1 · 14.3%Very low 1 · 14.3%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 1 · 14.3%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
PLMA versus tracheal tube for airway management during general anaesthesia in obese participants
Population: airway management during general anaesthesia in obese participants
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Failed placement/change of device PLMA vs tracheal tube | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 118 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Episodes of hypoxaemia in PACU < 92% oxygen saturation PLMA vs tracheal tube | RR 0.27 [0.1, 0.72] | 1 study · 70 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Oxygen saturation of peripheral blood (%) in PACU PLMA vs tracheal tube | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 204 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents PLMA vs tracheal tube | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 232 participants | Ungraded |
Serious respiratory complications and mortality－not reported PLMA vs tracheal tube | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Laryngospasm/bronchoconstriction between induction and recovery PLMA vs tracheal tube | RR 0.5 [0.09, 2.84] | 2 studies · 232 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Time to secure airway PLMA vs tracheal tube | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 70 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |