The effect of posture on late postoperative oxygenation

Anaesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-227

  Mynster, T ^a   Jensen, L M ^a   Jensen, F G ^a   Kehlet, H ^a   Rosenberg, J ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Complications; postoperative, hypoxia; Position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SITTING; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTURE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0029985533     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb13637.x     Document Type: Article

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