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Cooling or Warming the Esophagus to Reduce Esophageal Injury During Left Atrial Ablation in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: March 15, 2020
Use of i-gel for laser ablation of a bronchial lesion
Rakesh Garg1, Sakshi Thakore1, Karan Madan2
1Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Abstract:
The use of laser for airway lesions requires airway management. Usual options include special laser-resistant endotracheal tubes. The use of supraglottic devices have been described in the literature. Laryngeal mask airway carries the risk of cuff damage during the use of laser. i-gel is made of thermoplastic material and does not require air inflation and thus potentially reduce the risk of cuff rupture. i-gel use in laser surgeries has not been described in the literature. We present successful airway management in laser surgery for bronchial tumour using i-gel.

