Open AccessPreinduction incentive spirometry versus deep breathing to improve apnea tolerance during induction of anesthesia in patients of abdominal sepsis: A randomized trial
Author(s) -
Mukesh Tripathi,
Asish Subedi,
Anuj Raimajhi,
Krishna Pokharel,
Mamta Pandey
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.123154
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , apnea , hypoxemia , ventilation (architecture) , propofol , intubation , engineering , mechanical engineering
Abdominal sepsis is associated with varied degree of hypoxemia and atelactasis in the lung and can enhance the onset of desaturation of arterial blood during apnea.