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. 2013 Aug 12;8(8):e71910. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071910

Table 1. Summary of included studies.

Study Country N Age (year) Weight (Kg) Surgery or patients’ condition ASA grading Pre-anesthetic medication General anesthesia Primary measurement how OP leak pressures were obtained Definition for the inflation protocols for the LMA-Supreme
Cao 2012 [19] China 50 20–60 50–80 Laparoscopic gynecological and Cholecystectomy I–II atropine+ midazolam fentanyl+propofol oropharyngeal leak pressure using the technique of static equilibrium inflated by volume
Chew 2010 [8] Malaysia 90 16–55 N/A Spontaneously breathing anesthetized patients I–II N/A fentanyl+propofol+sevoflurane oropharyngeal leak pressure using the technique of static equilibrium inflated by volume
Eschertzhuber 2012 [18] Germany 30 20–70 N/A Paralyzed anesthetized patient I–II midazolam fentanyl+propofol+rocuronium oropharyngeal leak pressure using the technique of static equilibrium inflated by volume
Li 2011 [20] China 120 30–60 45–90 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy I–II midazolam + atropine fentanyl+vecuronim oropharyngeal leak pressure using the technique of static equilibrium inflated by volume
Ragazzi 2012 [10] Italy 80 18+ N/A Breast surgery I–III without remifentanil+propofol insertion success rate unclear unclear
Russo 2012 [1] Germany 120 18+ N/A Elective surgery I–II midazolam sufentanil+propofol oropharyngeal leak pressure determined as a function of cuff pressure for the supraglottic airway devices with inflatable cuffs inflated by volume
Teoh 2010 [4] Singapore 100 20–80 30+ Laparoscopic gynecological I–II without fentanyl+propofol+atracurium oropharyngeal leak pressure using the technique of static equilibrium unclear
Theiler 2009 [17] Switzerland 60 18–80 50+ Elective surgery I–III midazolam fentanyl+propofol+remifentanil Overall success rate unclear unclear
Van Zundert 2012 [9] The Netherlands 150 18–80 50–120 elective peripheral or superficial surgery I–II N/A fentanyl+propofol+sufentanil ease of insertion using the technique of static equilibrium inflated by volume
Yu 2011 [21] China 60 21–64 45–90 Laparoscopic gynecological I–III N/A propofol+remifentanil+rocuronium oropharyngeal leak pressure using the technique of static equilibrium inflated by volume