Impact of depth of propofol anaesthesia on functional residual capacity and ventilation distribution in healthy preschool children

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 503-508

  von Ungern Sternberg, B S ^a   Frei, F J ^a   Hammer, J ^a   Schibler, A ^b   Doerig, R ^a   Erb, T O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia paediatric; Anaesthetics i.v.,propofol; Lung, clearance index; Respiratory function, functional residual capacity; Sedation; Ventilation, distribution; Ventilation, homogeneity

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BISPECTRAL INDEX; BOLUS INJECTION; BREATH ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG VENTILATION DISTRIBUTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMEDICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SEDATION; BREATHING MECHANICS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; TIDAL VOLUME;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMANS; MALE; PROPOFOL; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 34248139531     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem002     Document Type: Article

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