Título: A comparison of the I-Gel supraglottic device with endotracheal intubation for bronchoscopic lung volume reduction coil treatment

Autor: Julián Arévalo-Ludeña, José Juan Arcas-Bellas, Rafael Álvarez-Rementería, Javier Flandes, Laura Morís, Luis E. Muñoz Alameda

Publicación: ElSevier

Fecha de publicación: 2016

Resumen: To compare the use of the I-gel airway with orotracheal intubation (OTI) for bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) coil treatment in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with heterogeneous emphysema, since it has been proved that supraglottic airways have lower incidence of postoperative respiratory complaints compared to OTI