Surgical emphysema as a cause of severe hypercapnia during laparoscopic surgery

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1094-1100

  Critchley, L A H ^a   Ho, A M H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complications; Hypercapnia; Laparoscopy; Surgical emphysema

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE EXCRETION; CASE REPORT; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 78650503486     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1003800622     Document Type: Article

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