Nocturnal hypoxaemia and respiratory function after endovascular and conventional abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 129-131

  Thompson, J P ^a   Boyle, J R ^b   Thompson, M M ^b   Bell, P R F ^b   Smith, G ^a  

^a Pharmacology and Therapeutics Group   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia, postoperative; Hypoxaemia; Lung, function; Surgery, vascular

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; NIGHT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SPIROMETRY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0032954777     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/82.1.129     Document Type: Article

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