Physiology of gas exchange during anaesthesia

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 570-579

  Bruells, Christian S ^a   Rossaint, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Atelectasis; Chronic pulmonary lung disease; General anaesthesia; One lung ventilation; Ventilation perfusion mismatch; Ventilator induced lung injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; BODY POSITION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COMPRESSION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GAS EXCHANGE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUNG FUNCTION; OXYGENATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECRUITMENT MANEUVER; REVIEW; TIDAL VOLUME; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANIMALS; HUMANS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 80052768911     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32834942a3     Document Type: Review

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