LMA Proseal (n = 858) LMA Supreme (n = 121) P value
All problems 61 (7.11%) 16 (13.2%) 0.031
Laryngospasm 20 (2.33%) 7 (5.79%) 0.039
Bronchospasm 7 (0.82%) 2 (1.65%) 0.308
Coughing on insertion 8 (0.93%) 2 (1.65%) 0.356
Desaturation 11 (1.28%) 3 (2.48%) 0.400
Difficulty ventilation 29 (3.38%) 12 (9.91%) 0.003
Fisher’s exact test performed P < 0.05 for all problems, laryngospasm and difficulty ventilation
Table 2: Occurrence of intra-operative problems comparing LMA ProSeal™ and LMA Supreme™.