Prone equals prone? Impact of positioning techniques on respiratory function in anesthetized and paralyzed healthy children

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1771-1777

  Von Ungern Sternberg, Britta S ^a   Hammer, Jürg ^a   Frei, Franz J ^a   Jordi Ritz, Eva Maria ^a   Schibler, Andreas ^b   Erb, Thomas O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, general; Functional residual capacity; Respiratory function, pediatric; Ventilation distribution

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; PROPOFOL; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VENTILATION; LUNG VENTILATION DISTRIBUTION; MALE; PARALYSIS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PELVIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESIDUAL VOLUME; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORAX; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; PRONE POSITION; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 34748860849     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0670-7     Document Type: Article

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