Postoperative pulmonary complications

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 317-334

  Miskovic, A ^a   Lumb, A B ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complication; Mechanical; Postoperative; Risk factors; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

AGE; ANALGESIA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COMORBIDITY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IDEAL BODY WEIGHT; INCIDENCE; LUNG COMPLICATION; LUNG VOLUME; MOBILIZATION; MORTALITY; MOUTH HYGIENE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DRIVE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING CESSATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIDAL VOLUME; LUNG; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST;

HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85016059713     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aex002     Document Type: Review

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