Age

18–any

Sex

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

elective surgery requiring general anesthesia and airway management using a supraglottic airway device or endotracheal intubation

pregnancy
known or suspected difficult airway management
history of oropharyngeal or upper airway surgery
known or suspected airway or respiratory pathology, such as significant obstructive sleep apnea or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
BMI greater than 40 kg/m2
unable to undergo intubation via the oral route
known or suspected full stomach or other risk factors for aspiration
contraindication for the use of neuromuscular blocking agents
history of significant gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Vulnerable populations (cognitively impaired persons, prisoners)

Pilot Feasibility Trial of the SafeLM Supraglottic Airway (SGA)