Abstract
Objective: To describe patient characteristics and outcomes of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) anesthesia during congenital cardiac catheterization and intervention at E Hospital. Methods: This descriptive study included 103 children younger than 15 years selected by convenience sampling between January and August 2026. Results: Mean age was 4.64 ± 3.31 years; 65 children (63.1%) were younger than five. LMA placement succeeded in 103/103 patients (100%): 100 (97.1%) on the first attempt and three (2.9%) on the second. No patient required conversion to endotracheal intubation. Desaturation, hypotension, and bradycardia were recorded in one (1.0%), four (3.9%), and two (1.9%) patients, respectively; no laryngospasm was documented. Mean procedure duration was 55.14 ± 10.74 minutes. Conclusion: LMA anesthesia showed a high placement success rate and few recorded early adverse events among selected children. This uncontrolled descriptive study cannot establish superiority over endotracheal intubation.
