Epidural block does not worsen oxygenation during one-lung ventilation for lung resections under isoflurane/nitrous oxide anaesthesia

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 363-368

  Casati, Andrea ^a   Mascotto, G ^b   Iemi, K ^c   Nzepa Batonga, J ^c   De Luca, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera di Pietraligure   (Italy)

^c VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, general, epidural; Monitoring, oxygenation; Surgery, thoracic

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; OXYGENATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOFLURANE; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18744415684     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021505000621     Document Type: Article

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