Benefit of Gastro™ Laryngeal Mask Airway® during Total Intravenous Anesthesia for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Randomized Controlled Study

The LMA Gastro offers excellent control of the patient airway during TIVA for ERCP, providing superior maintenance of oxygen saturation. It also allows for the initiation of positive pressure ventilation when required. The hemodynamic profile including incidence of hypotension and arrhythmias, while providing sedation with the LMA Gastro in situ is not clinically significant in comparison to sedation with native unsecured airway. It can be easily inserted by an anesthetist, and it offers the same level of efficacy and safety even in ASA class III patients. These characteristics make it an attractive primary airway technique in ERCP.