Capnometry in the spontaneously breathing patient

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 517-520

  Srinivasa, Venkatesh ^a   Kodali, Bhavani Shankar ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid base disorder; Capnography; Sedation; Sleep disorder; Spontaneous breathing

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BLOOD GAS; BREATHING; CAPNOGRAPHY; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY WARD; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; LITERATURE; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG DEAD SPACE; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG VENTILATION; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEDATION; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 10344248941     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-200412000-00013     Document Type: Review

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