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Table 2 Correlation coefficient of airway pressure change, body mass index, intra-abdominal pressure to endotracheal tube cuff pressure change after insufflation and position changes

From: Changes in endotracheal tube cuff pressure during laparoscopic surgery in head-up or head-down position

correlation coefficient (r)

CO2 insufflation effects

Positioning effects

 

Head-down

Head-up

 

(N = 70)

(N = 38)

(N = 32)

Airway pressure change

0.68*

0.03

0.34

Body mass index

0.23

0.02

-0.28

Intra-abdominal pressure

-0.05

-0.26

-0.07

  1. *p < 0.05.
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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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