Lung recruitment and positive airway pressure before extubation does not improve oxygenation in the post-anaesthesia care unit: A randomized clinical trial

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 643-647

  Lumb, A B ^a   Greenhill, S J ^a,b   Simpson, M P ^a   Stewart, J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications, atelectasis; Lung, atelectasis; Ventilation, continuous positive pressure; Ventilation, positive end expiratory pressure

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ANESTHESIA; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BREATHING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; OXYGENATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOVERY ROOM; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 77951282334     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq080     Document Type: Article

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