Prone positioning improves pulmonary function in obese patients during general anesthesia

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 578-583

  Pelosi, Paolo ^a,b   Croci, Massimo ^a   Calappi, Emiliana ^a   Mulazzi, Davide ^a   Cerisara, Marco ^a   Vercesi, Paola ^a   Vicardi, Pierluigi ^a   Gattinoni, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

EID: 0029795537     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199609000-00025     Document Type: Article

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