A low concentration of nitrous oxide reduces dyspnoea produced by a combination of hypercapnia and severe elastic load

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 14-19

  Nishino, T ^a   Isono, S ^a   Ide, T ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics gases, nitrous oxide; Complications, dyspnoea; Ventilation, dyspnoea

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERCAPNIA; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATION LOAD; STEADY STATE; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0032920785     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/82.1.14     Document Type: Article

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