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K. Chaudhary, L. Gupta and P. Bhadoria, “I-Gel Removal Made Easy: A ‘Tube within the Tube’ Assembly,” E-Letter BJA, Oxford, 2011.

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• TITLE: I-Gel: A Rescue Intubation Device in Unanticipated Difficult Intubation for Emergency Laparotomy

  AUTHORS: Lalit Gupta, Kapil Chaudhary, Poonam Bhadoria

  KEYWORDS: I-Gel; Rescue; Unanticipated Difficult Intubation; Emergency; Laparotomy

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Anesthesiology, Vol.2 No.2, April 19, 2012

  ABSTRACT: The “i-gel” is a newer, non-inflatable supraglottic airway device for clinical use and also for resuscitation purposes. It has also been found to be a useful ventilation and intubation device in anticipated simulated difficult airway situations. However, its use in unanticipated difficult airway situations in emergency set up has not been explored. We describe a case of 24 year male posted for emergency laparotomy that turned out to have an unanticipated difficult airway. Attempts to intubation and ProSeal Laryngeal Mask Airway insertion failed. However, “i-gel” proved to be a very handy intubating conduit in this critical situation.