Pressure and volume changes of tracheal tube cuff following inflation with various inflating agents during nitrous oxide anesthesia
Bajaj, P.; Nanda, R.; Goyal, P.K.
Middle East Journal of Anaesthesiology 17(6): 1055-1068
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0544-0440 PMID: 15651513 Document Number: 570415
The study was designed to investigate the changes in pressure and volume of a tracheal tube-cuff inflated with air, mixture of N2O + O2, saline and 4% lidocaine during nitrous oxide anesthesia. This study was conducted in 80 patients (33 male & 47 female). The pressure and volume of a tracheal tube cuff increased with air, decreased with mixture of N2O + O2 and almost remained the same with saline and 4% lidocaine. The complications were more in the air group.