Participant timeline
| Timepoint | Study period | |||||
| Enrolment | Intervention | Intubation | Extubation | Follow-up | ||
| D0 (elective surgery) | D1 | D1 (gender) | D1 (cuff pressure) | D1 | D2-5 | |
| Eligibility assessment | X | |||||
| Informed consent | X | |||||
| Randomisation | X | |||||
| Demographic data and physical examination | X | |||||
| Induction of anaesthesia | X | |||||
| Insertion of LM | X | X | ||||
| Cuff pressure | X | X | ||||
| Complications | X | X | X | X | ||
D, day; D0, day of enrolment/allocation; D1, day of surgery; D2, hospital room, postoperative care unit or intensive care unit stay; D2-5, follow-up; LM, laryngeal masks.