Complications of gross obesity

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 271-276

  Gaszynski, Tomasz ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b N Barlicki University Hospital No 1 of Medical University of Lodz   (Poland)

Author keywords

General anesthesia; Intubation; Mechanical ventilation; Morbid obesity; Postoperative period

Indexed keywords

INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LUNG CLEARANCE; MORBID OBESITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 3042790689     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-200406000-00013     Document Type: Review

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