Time required to achieve a stable cuff pressure by repeated aspiration of the cuff during anaesthesia with nitrous oxide

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 470-474

  Karasawa, F ^a   Hamachi, T ^a   Takamatsu, I ^a   Oshima, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics; Inhalation; Intratracheal; Intubation; Nitrous oxide; Respiratory system; Trachea

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL CUFF; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MONITORING; PRESSURE; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROUS OXIDE; PRESSURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037764062     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021503000747     Document Type: Article

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