Airway management under general anaesthesia in pigs using the LMA-ProSeal™: a pilot study

Endotracheal intubation in pigs can be difficult so there is a risk of hypoxemia in the apnoeic animal. With the LMA-ProSeal the airway can be secured rapidly, safely and reliably. Use of the Standard-LMA under PPV can be associated with gas leakage into the stomach and the subsequent risk of gastric distension and regurgitation. Both the ability to drain the stomach and the high Pleak of the LMA-ProSeal could contribute to improved protection against aspiration under PPV.