Intra-operative and post-operative hypercapnia leading to delayed respiratory failure associated with transanal endoscopic microsurgery under general anaesthesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 586-589

  Kerr, K ^a   Mills, G H ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, rectal insufflation; Carbon dioxide, hypercapnia; Complications, hypercapnia; Complications, subcutaneous emphysema; Complications, ventilatory failure

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DOXAPRAM; ENFLURANE; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; SALBUTAMOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; VECURONIUM;

AGED; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BRONCHOSPASM; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS; EMPHYSEMA; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TUMOR; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; WAKEFULNESS; WHEEZING;

EID: 0035062883     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/86.4.586     Document Type: Article

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