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Airway closure: the silent killer of peripheral airways
Tidal airway closure occurs when the closing volume exceeds the end-expiratory lung volume, and it is commonly observed in general anaesthesia, particularly in obese patients. Animal studies suggest that tidal airway closure causes injury to peripheral airways, characterized histologically by ruptur...
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BioMed Central
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2151892/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17328793 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc5692 |