Pressure support ventilation with the I-gel in intensive care unit: case report

• Main Authors: Belgin Akan, Deniz Erdem, Mahinur Demet Albayrak, Esra Aksoy, Fatma Akdur, Nermin Gogus
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2016-04-01
• Series: Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
• Subjects: I-Gel; Máscaras Laríngeas-ML; Manuseio das Vias Aéreas; Ventilação com Pressão Positiva Intermitente; Unidade de Terapia Intensiva
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942016000200219&lng=en&tlng=en

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The I-gel supraglottic airway has a non-inflatable cuff made from a gel-like thermoplastic elastomer. The use of the I-gel during anesthesia for spontaneously breathing patients or intermittent positive pressure ventilation has been reported. But there are a few published reports about the use of the I-gel with pressure-controlled ventilation. CONTENTS AND CONCLUSIONS: In this case report we described the use of the I-gel supraglottic airway along 48 h in intensive care unit for the management of ventilation in a patient needed mechanic ventilation but in whom tracheal intubation could not be performed.