Clinical efficacy of a supraglottic airway device with a pressure gauge for robot-assisted surgery

The number of robot-assisted surgeries has increased in the recent years. During a robot-assisted surgery, it is difficult to manage a change in airway pressure due to a pneumoperitoneum and a change of the position in the perioperative position. Inadequate airway pressure management may increase the incidence of sore throats [1,2]. The LMAR Protector™ Airway (Teleflex Medical Japan, Tokyo, Protector) is the newest type of most second-generation airway. The Protector has an integrated cuff pressure indicator that allows for continuous cuff pressure monitoring at-a-glance (Fig.

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