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SUBMITTER: Robak O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5484212 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Robak Oliver O Vaida Sonia S Gaitini Luis L Thierbach Andreas A Urtubia Ricardo R Krafft Peter P Frass Michael M
Medicine 20170601 25
<h4>Background</h4>The EasyTube (EzT) is a supraglottic airway device that is used for emergency airway situations. Ventilation during general anesthesia should also be feasible, but literature on the EzT is scarce. We evaluated the EzT in comparison with the endotracheal tube (ETT) in its use during general anesthesia in a comparative study.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 400 patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I to II scheduled for minor surgery in 4 centers we ...[more]