i-gel®  (n=47) LMA ProSeal® (n=51) P value Quality of airway during maintenance Quality of hands free anaesthesia Overall quality of airway device 39:0:2:1:5 38:1:3:0:5 36:3:2:1:5 47:1:0:0:1 49:1:0:0:1 48:2:0:0:2 0.055 0.08 0.11

All rated excellent: good: fair: poor: inadequate

Table 4: Anaesthetists’ subjective assessments of performance.