Comparative Efficacy of the Air-Q Intubating Laryngeal Airway during General Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Summary of studies included.

Source	Amount and experience of device user	Type of surgery	Allowance of insertion trials	Intervention/control
Sohn et al. 2014 [7]	Attending or trainee, trainee having minimal prior experience with pediatric fiberoptic bronchoscopes and watched a video outlining the steps for fiberoptic guided tracheal intubation through an air-Q before participating	Elective surgical procedures requiring tracheal intubation under general anaesthesia	3	Air-Q/fiberoptic tracheal intubation
Jagannathan et al. 2012 [8]	Two anesthesiologists experienced in using both devices	Elective outpatient surgery in the supine position	2	Air-Q/LMA-Unique
Jagannathan et al. 2012 [9]	Five study investigators who used the air-Q for tracheal intubation in at least 50 patients and who have minimal experience with the Aura-I prior to this study	Elective surgery under general endotracheal anaesthesia	3	Air-Q/Aura-I
Jagannathan et al. 2012 [10]	Three study investigators experienced in the use of both devices	Elective outpatient surgery with planned airway management with a LMA device	2	Air-Q/LMA-Unique
Jagannathan et al. 2015 [11]	Anaesthesiology trainees, resident or fellow from clinical anaesthesia 2, 3, or 4 who had not previously performed FOB-guided tracheal intubation through an SGA in children and received a brief lecture and viewed a video outlining the steps for FOB-guided tracheal intubation through an SGA	Elective surgery under general endotracheal anaesthesia	3	Air-Q/i-gel
Kim et al. 2015 [12]	Two anesthesiologists experienced in inserting supraglottic airway devices in at least 100 pediatric patients	Elective surgery under general endotracheal anaesthesia	2	Air-Q/i-gel
Girgis et al. 2014 [13]	Not reported	Elective surgery under general endotracheal anaesthesia	2	Air-Q/CobraPLA
Darlong et al. 2014 [14]	Not reported	Cataract or glaucoma surgery	3	Air-Q/Flexible laryngeal mask
Darlong et al. 2015 [15]	Not reported	Elective surgery with tracheal intubation	3	Air-Q/Aura-I
Kleine-Brueggeney et al. 2015 [16]	Senior anesthesiologists from the pediatric anaesthesia division	Elective ophthalmic surgery	3	Air-Q/Aura-I