Maintaining endotracheal tube cuff pressure at 20 mm Hg to prevent dysphagia after anterior cervical spine surgery; protocol of a double-blind randomised controlled trial

Table 1 Selection criteria for trial eligibility

Inclusion criteria
	● Age 18-90 years
	● Primary anterior cervical spine surgery on 1 or more levels
	● Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
	● Pre-operative dysphagia, hoarseness or sore throat
	● Pre-operative recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy
	● Previous anterior cervical spine surgery
	● Inadequate Dutch language
	● Planned fiberoptic intubation or rapid sequence induction
	● Peroperative use of N₂O
	● Mentally disabled patients

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