Parameter

Air-Q ILA™

LMA Classic Excel™

LMA Unique™

Significance

statistic (P)

Grade of View of the Larynx

Mean: 1.29 Median: 1 IQR: (1 - 1.5)

Mean: 2.34 Median: 2 IQR: (2 - 3)

Mean 2.28 Median: 2 IQR: (2 - 3)

P < 0.05

Post Hoc Analysis (Dunn’s Multiple Comparison Test)

Air-Q vs Excel P < 0.001

Excel vs Unique P > 0.05

Unique vs Air-Q P < 0.001

Time 1 in seconds—(time it takes to place the SGA)

Mean: 30.6 Median: 25 IQR: (21 - 37)

Mean 37.9 Median: 25 IQR: (22.5 - 40)

Mean: 32.5 Median: 28.5 IQR: (21 - 36.5)

P = 0.59

Time 2 in seconds—(true intubation time)

Mean: 81.6 Median: 75 IQR: (53 - 103)

Mean: 93.4 Median: 87.5 IQR: (59.5 - 116)

Mean: 90.8 Median: 73 IQR: (55 - 125)

P = 0.45

Time 3 in seconds—(time it takes to remove SGA)

Mean: 37.5 Median: 32 IQR: (22.5 - 53.5)

Mean: 37.3 Median: 32 IQR: (24.5 - 45.5)

Mean: 39.2 Median: 36 IQR: (23.5 - 49)

P = 0.78

Time 4 in seconds—Total Time of procedure

(T1 + T2 + T3)

Mean: 149.7 Median: 143 IQR:(105 - 176)

Mean: 168.4 Median: 163.5 IQR: (118 - 194)

Mean: 168.3 Median: 157.5 IQR: (123 - 201)

P = 0.39

Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

Mean: 2.3 Median: 2 IQR: (1 - 3)

Mean: 3.5 Median: 3 IQR: (3 - 5)

Mean: 3.8 Median: 4 IQR: (2 - 5)

P < 0.05

Post Hoc Analysis (Dunn’s Multiple Comparison Test)

Air-Q vs Excel P < 0.001

Excel vs Unique P > 0.05

Unique vs Air-Q P < 0.001

P < 0.05

Intubation success rate # Success/# Total, %

45/45, 100%

36/41, 87.8%

38/40, 95%

P = 0.047

Post Hoc Analysis (Chi-Squared)

Air-Q vs Excel P = 0.016

Excel vs Unique P = 0.25

Unique vs Air-Q P = 0.13