Preoxygenation with 20° head-up tilt provides longer duration of non-hypoxic apnea than conventional preoxygenation in non-obese healthy adults

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-194

  Ramkumar, Venkateswaran ^a   Umesh, Goneppanavar ^a   Ann Philip, Frenny ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Apnea; Head up tilt; PEEP; Preoxygenation

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; APNEA; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CAPNOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; OXYGENATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREOXYGENATION; SUPINE POSITION; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; TIME;

ADULT; APNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; TIME FACTORS; VECURONIUM BROMIDE;

EID: 79959937252     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-011-1098-3     Document Type: Article

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