Hypoxia and surgical patients - Prevention and treatment of an unnecessary cause of morbidity and mortality

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 297-302

  Strachan, L ^a   Noble, D W ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bernouille principle; Endoscopy; Functional residual capacity; Hypoxaemia; Oxygen; Pulse oximetry; Venturi

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; HYPOXIA; INTENSIVE CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROPHYLAXIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; OXIMETRY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034772632     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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