Measurement of dead space in subjects under general anesthesia using standard anesthesia equipment

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 375-377

  Badal, John J ^a   Chen, Kyung J ^a   Loeb, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LUNG DEAD SPACE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIDAL VOLUME; VENTILATOR;

EID: 79251623138     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182025a9d     Document Type: Article

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