Effect of obesity and site of surgery on perioperative lung volumes

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 202-207

  von Ungern Sternberg, B S ^a   Regli, A ^a   Schneider, M C ^a   Kunz, F ^a   Reber, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Complications, obesity; Lung, respiratory function; Monitoring, spirometry; Pharmacokinetics, body mass index

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; METHADONE; MIDAZOLAM; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXPIRATORY FLOW; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LUNG COMPLICATION; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPINE POSITION; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0742324391     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh046     Document Type: Article

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