Lung recruitment and positive airway pressure before extubation: One may not be enough

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 545-546

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

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATELECTASIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY ATELECTASIS;

EID: 77956897128     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq252     Document Type: Letter

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