ENT SURGERY & ET CUFF PRESSURE-EFFECTS & MEASURES A RETROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Abstract

BACKGROUND ENT surgeries necessitate endotracheal general anaesthesia for airway protection and prevention of aspiration. Sister rose position and head up with neck flexion are the 2 position commonly used for functional nasal endoscopic surgeries and tonsillectomy. Significant variation in endotracheal cuff pressure was noted in altered position. The increase in cuff pressure could after tracheal mucosal blood flow. This study focuses on changes in cuff pressure before and after positioning and stresses need for endotracheal cuff pressure monitoring.