Nitrous oxide increases endotracheal cuff pressure and the incidence of tracheal lesions in anesthetized patients

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 187-190

  Nguyen Tu, H ^a   Saidi, N ^a   Lieutaud, T ^a   Bensaid, S ^a   Menival, V ^a   Duvaldestin, P ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; WATER;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL CUFF; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRACHEA INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROUS OXIDE; PRESSURE; TRACHEA;

EID: 0344731074     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199907000-00033     Document Type: Article

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