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Reducing atelectasis during general anaesthesia: the importance of oxygen concentration, end‐expiratory pressure and patient factors
Author(s) -
EDMARK L.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/aas.12321
Subject(s) - medicine , atelectasis , positive end expiratory pressure , anesthesia , general anaesthesia , positive pressure respiration , lung , mechanical ventilation
Background: The use of pure oxygen during preoxygenation and induction of general anaesthesia is a major cause of atelectasis. The interaction between reduced lung volume, resulting in airway closu ...