Atelectasis and pulmonary shunting during induction of general anaesthesia - Can they be avoided?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 524-529

  Rothen, H U ^a   Sporre, B ^b   Engberg, G ^b   Wegenius, G ^b   Reber, A ^b   Hedenstierna, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, general; Lung: atelectasis, gas exchange; Mechanical; Tomography: x ray computed; Ventilation; Ventilation perfusion ratio

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PANCURONIUM; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAS EXCHANGE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029900179     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1996.tb04483.x     Document Type: Article

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