Clinical Study

Randomised Comparison of the AMBU AuraOnce Laryngeal Mask and the LMA Unique Laryngeal Mask Airway in Spontaneously Breathing Adults

Table 1

Patient demographics, surgery type, and airway sizing.

LMAU ( )AMBU ( ) -value

Age (Years)4620 (19–80)4516 (19–80)0.707
Weight (kg)721375160.421
Height (cm)17211168120.114
BMI (kg/m2)2442650.054
Male Gender19 (50)18 (44)0.746
ASA (I/II/III/IV)11/22/5/016/20/4/10.635
Surgery Type0.875
 General 14 (37) 21 (51)
 Plastics12 (32) 13 (32)
 Orthopaedics8 (21)5 (12)
 Urology 4 (10) 2 (5)
Airway Size (3/4/5)14/19/519/16/60.738
Duration Surgery (mins)3722 (15–110)4620 (10–130)0.375

All data are presented as mean standard deviation (range) or numbers (%). LMAU: LMA Unique laryngeal mask, AMBU: AMBU AuraOnce laryngeal mask, BMI: body mass index, ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status score.