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Respiratory disturbance and posterior fossa surgery
Author(s) -
YATES A. P.,
SUMNER E.,
LINDAHL S. G. E.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1986.tb13006.x
Subject(s) - medicine , capnography , posterior fossa , disturbance (geology) , surgery , respiratory system , respiratory monitoring , anesthesia , paleontology , biology
Summary This report, of a 16‐month‐old child recovering from surgery for a posterior fossa tumour, illustrates how pneumotachography, capnography and occlusion testing before and during CO 2 challenge can be of clinical value in the analysis of a difficult respiratory disturbance in the early postoperative period. The application of these techniques to assist decisions regarding timing of extubation as well as for assessment of the influence of remaining tumour on respiratory competence is discussed.