The primary objective of study was to compare insertion ease by modified I-gel jaw thrust insertion technique and standard I-gel insertion technique on the basis of I-gel insertion attempts and I-gel insertion time duration. The secondary objective of study was to analyse the impact of prior information for airway device, insertion techniques, general or specific work experience in airway management with the ease of both study's insertion techniques. And, tertiary objective of study was to analyse the trainee's preference insertion technique at the basis of learning method and practical adaptability. Hypothesis: The modified I-gel jaw thrust insertion technique is easy to understand and practice than the standard I-gel insertion technique at the beginning of airway management training among the novice anesthesiologists.
* I-gel insertion attempts are the number of I-gel insertion attempts with each study's insertion technique. The 10 insertion attempts allowed to performed with each insertion technique by trainees. * I-gel insertion time duration was the time taken to complete I-gel insertion; from the holding of device till the confirmation of chest movement (artificial lung inflation in manikin). * The correlation of previous information for airway device, insertion techniques, general or specific work experience in airway management with the ease of both study's insertion techniques were assessed by asking from participant's questionnaire based at the start of study. * The trainees were asked at the end of study for preferred insertion method at novice level on the basis of learning method and practical conduct (user friendly).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
14
Standard I-gel insertion technique (grasping I-gel from integral bite block site and cuff facing towards chin and pressing down the manikin chin. I-gel introduced in patient's mouth in a direction towards hard palate. Then I-gel slided downwards and backwards along hard palate with a continuous but gentle push until a definitive resistance is felt) Modified jaw thrust technique (grasping I-gel from integral bite block site and cuff facing towards chin and pressing down manikin chin. I-gel introduced in patient's mouth in a direction towards hard palate with gently advancing into oropharynx. Then after, I-gel left in oral cavity and both hands used to thrust jaw by lifting angle of mandible with little fingers and other fingers to stabilise jaw. And, at this point, both hand's thumbs used to apply balance force from I-gel stem head towards final placement position by looking at integral bite block mark at incisor teeth level)
Aga Khan University Hospital
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
The ease of I-gel insertion was measured on the basis of number of I-gel insertion attempts.
Ease of I-gel insertion in mannequin mouth was measured by performing the 10 times insertion of I-gel with both study techniques in mannequin mouth by trainees.
Time frame: 5 minutes
The ease of I-gel insertion was measured on the basis of final I-gel insertion time taken duration.
The total time duration of final I-gel insertion confirmation in mannequin mouth was recorded. The time duration counting was started from I-gel holding in operator's hand to the confirmed successful insertion in mannequin mouth.
Time frame: 5 minutes
The trainee's baseline knowledge was assessed for the type of supraglottic airway devices and I-gel insertion techniques.
The questionnaire based trainee's asked for the prior information of the I-gel and other supraglottic airway device.
Time frame: 1 minute
The trainee's baseline knowledge was assessed for the type I-gel insertion techniques.
The questionnaire based trainee's asked for the prior information for the type of I-gel insertion techniques.
Time frame: 1 minute
The trainee's baseline knowledge was assessed for the general or specific work experience in airway management using the I-gel.
The questionnaire based trainee's asked for previous experience in using the I-gel device.
Time frame: 1 minute
The trainee's baseline knowledge was assessed for the studied modified jaw thrust I-gel insertion technique.
The questionnaire based trainee's asked for the previous experience for modified jaw thrust I-gel insertion technique.
Time frame: 2 minutes
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