Dependence of the gradient between arterial and end-tidal PCO2 on the fraction of inspired oxygen

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 631-635

  Yamauchi, H ^a,b   Ito, S ^b   Sasano, H ^b   Azami, T ^b   Fisher, J ^c   Sobue, K ^b  

^a Kariya Toyota General Hospital   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pulmonary gas exchange; respiratory dead space; respiratory physiological phenomena; ventilators, mechanical

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLAR DEAD SPACE; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FRACTION OF INSPIRED OXYGEN; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPEROXALURIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; REVIEW; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 80052632300     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer171     Document Type: Review

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