Positive end-expiratory pressure improves respiratory function in obese but not in normal subjects during anesthesia and paralysis

Anesthesiology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1221-1231

  Pelosi, Paolo ^a,b   Ravagnan, Irene ^b   Gíuratí, Gabriella ^b   Panigada, Mauro ^a   Bottino, Nicola ^a   Tredici, Stefano ^a   Eccher, Giuditta ^a   Gattinoni, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

Mechanical ventilation, obesity; Postoperative period

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANESTHESIA; ATELECTASIS; BODY MASS INDEX; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; OBESITY; OXYGEN; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0032704010     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199911000-00011     Document Type: Article

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