Respiratory resistance during anaesthesia with isoflurane, sevoflurane, and desflurane: A randomized clinical trial

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 454-461

  Nyktari, V ^a   Papaioannou, A ^a   Volakakis, N ^b   Lappa, A ^c   Margaritsanaki, P ^a   Askitopoulou, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c General Hospital of Sitia   (Greece)

Author keywords

anaesthetics; inhalation; respiratory mechanics

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; ISOFLURANE; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BRONCHODILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECTIVE RESISTANCE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTUBATION; LUNG RESISTANCE; MALE; MINIMAL RESISTANCE; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PNEUMOTACHYGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIDAL FLOW; TIDAL VOLUME; TOTAL INSPIRATORY RESISTANCE;

EID: 80051718559     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer155     Document Type: Article

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