The effect of nitrous oxide on the cuff pressure of the laryngeal tube

Anaesthesia

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 501-521

  Gaitini, L A ^a   Vaida, S J ^a   Mostafa, S ^a   Yanovski, B ^a  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

AIRWAY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL CUFF; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; LARYNX MUCOSA; LETTER; OROPHARYNX; SOFT TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0036251437     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2002.26268.x     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Nitrous oxide increases tracheal cuff pressure and the incidence of tracheal lesions in anaesthetised patients
2. High laryngeal mask airway pressures resulting from nitrous oxide do not increase pharyngeal mucosal injury in dogs
3. Pressure exerted by the laryngeal mask airway cuff upon the pharyngeal mucosa
4. Minimal inflation volume for adequate filling of the combitube pharyngeal balloon