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  • Title: K-Y™ jelly inhibits increase in endotracheal tube cuff pressure during nitrous oxide exposure in vitro.
    Author: Koyama Y, Oshika H, Nishioka H, Kamoshida N, Tanaka S, Inagawa G, Andoh T.
    Journal: BMC Anesthesiol; 2018 Jul 28; 18(1):99. PubMed ID: 30055572.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: The increase in endotracheal tube cuff pressure due to nitrous oxide diffusion is a well-known risk during general anesthesia using nitrous oxide. We hypothesized that lubricating endotracheal tube cuffs with K-Y™ Jelly might inhibit the increase in cuff pressure that occurs during exposure to nitrous oxide. METHODS: We used two types of endotracheal tube cuffs: one made from ultrathin polyurethane (PU) and another made from conventional polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Using a pediatric trachea model, which consisted of an acrylic cylinder with an internal diameter of 12 mm, we measured changes in the cuff pressure during nitrous oxide exposure in size 5.0-mm internal diameter endotracheal tubes with each type of cuff, with and without lubrication with K-Y™ Jelly. RESULTS: During nitrous oxide exposure, the increase in cuff pressure was significantly lower in the lubricated cuffs than in the non-lubricated cuffs in both types of cuffs (PVC, P < 0.0001; PU, P < 0.0001). However, the cuff compliance in the trachea model was unaffected by lubrication in both types of cuffs. CONCLUSIONS: Lubrication of endotracheal tube cuffs with K-Y™ Jelly may effectively delay the increase in cuff pressure that occurs during general anesthesia using nitrous oxide.
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