Effects of posture on postoperative pulmonary function

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1270-1275

  Nielsen, K G ^a   Holte, K ^a   Kehlet, H ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Posture; Pulmonary function; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG FUNCTION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDLINE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION;

FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMANS; OXYGEN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTURE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0344011590     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1399-6576.2003.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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