Ear Injury Caused by Elevated Intratympanic Pressure During General Anaesthesia

A. Man; S. Segal; S. Ezra

doi:10.1111/j.1399-6576.1980.tb01539.x

Ear Injury Caused by Elevated Intratympanic Pressure During General Anaesthesia

A. Man, S. Segal, S. Ezra

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Two cases of middle‐ear injury, due to sharp fluctuations of intratympanic pressure as a result of general anaesthesia with nitrous oxide are presented. A study is reported indicating that the degree of these fluctuations is a function of the concentration of nitrous oxide. In order to reduce the risk of middle‐ear injury due to nitrous oxide anaesthesia, it is suggested that the lowest concentration feasible should be used where there is a history of previous ear surgery.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	224-226
Number of pages	3
Journal	Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
Volume	24
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-6576.1980.tb01539.x
State	Published - 1 Jan 1980
Externally published	Yes

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Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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