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However, despite the anatomical and physiological airway challenges in obese individuals, scientific data on its use in this population are unavailable. The aim of this trial was to compare i-gel and i-gelP for perioperative airway management in obese patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      It is a prospective, single-centre, single-blind, randomised controlled trial. Seventy-six adult obese patients (body mass index \u226530 kg\/m\u00b2) of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status II\u2013III, undergoing elective surgery, were randomised for airway management using either i-gel or i-gelP. The primary outcome variable was oropharyngeal leak pressure (OLP). The secondary outcomes were first-attempt and overall insertion success rates, leak fraction, insertion time, ease of device placement, fibreoptic glottic view, and complications. Statistical comparison was done using unpaired\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -test for continuous data, Mann\u2013Whitney U-test for non-parametric continuous data, and Fisher\u2019s exact test for categorical variables.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Three patients were excluded after failed SAD insertion, leaving 36 in the i-gel group and 37 in the i-gelP group for analysis. Demographic characteristics were comparable between groups. i-gelP achieved significantly higher OLP than i-gel {34.57 (2.85) [33.62\u201335.52] vs 27.67 (2.88) [26.69\u201328.64] cm H\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      O,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001}. No difference was observed in the secondary outcomes.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>I-gelP is superior to i-gel for managing the airway of obese patients, mainly class 1 obesity during elective surgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ija.ija_219_26","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,20]],"date-time":"2026-05-20T16:00:52Z","timestamp":1779292852000},"page":"638-644","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Clinical performance of i-gel and i-gel Plus for airway management of obese patients: A prospective randomised controlled 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