Ep 69 - iGel vs King LT in OHCA
Download MP3The cage match you've all been waiting for! iGel vs King LT in cardiac arrest. Which is associated with higher survival?
Airways-2 was an RCT of iGel vs. ETI in OHCA and found no difference. PART was an RCT of King LT vs. ETI in OHCA and found a slight difference favoring King LT. How about those patients just getting an SGA? How does the iGel compare to King LT? Dr. Jarvis interviews the amazing young researcher and medical student Tanner Smida about his new paper using the ESO dataset to answer this question.
Citation: Smida T, Menegazzi J, Crowe R, Scheidler J, Salcido D, Bardes J. A Retrospective Nationwide Comparison of the iGel and King Laryngeal Tube Supraglottic Airways for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation. Prehospital Emergency Care. Published online January 18, 2023:1-13.
Airways-2 was an RCT of iGel vs. ETI in OHCA and found no difference. PART was an RCT of King LT vs. ETI in OHCA and found a slight difference favoring King LT. How about those patients just getting an SGA? How does the iGel compare to King LT? Dr. Jarvis interviews the amazing young researcher and medical student Tanner Smida about his new paper using the ESO dataset to answer this question.
Citation: Smida T, Menegazzi J, Crowe R, Scheidler J, Salcido D, Bardes J. A Retrospective Nationwide Comparison of the iGel and King Laryngeal Tube Supraglottic Airways for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation. Prehospital Emergency Care. Published online January 18, 2023:1-13.
The FlightBridgeED Winter Sale is here! Save 20% on Online Review Courses, trusted by tens of thousands for over 12 years to help you pass your advanced certification exams.
Need to recertify? Our Advanced Refresher Course is built on research and evidence-based practice—not trends—and accepted in all 50 states.
Hurry—sale ends December 26th! Visit FlightBridgeED.com to save now.
