Anaesthesia and postoperative pain management for bilateral lung volume reduction surgery

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 503-508

  Buettner, A U ^a   McRae, R ^a   Myles, P S ^a   Snell, G I ^a   Bujor, M A ^a   Silvers, A ^a   Weeks, A M ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia: lung volume reduction surgery, reintubation, thoracic epidural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; EMPHYSEMA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0032833745     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9902700512     Document Type: Article

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