Use of critical care resources after laparoscopic gastric bypass: effect on respiratory complications

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 698-702

  El Shobary, Hanan ^a   Backman, Steven ^a   Christou, Nicolas ^a   Schricker, Thomas ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intensive care admission; Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery; Respiratory complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STOMACH BYPASS;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 56049094120     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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