Potential for acute lung injury following one-lung ventilation: Alveolar overdistension from partial bronchial obstruction [6]

Anaesthesia

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 906-907

  Pfitzner, J ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ANESTHESIST; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; LETTER; LOBECTOMY; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG VENTILATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY;

HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EDEMA; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 33747137242     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04762.x     Document Type: Letter

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