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Short term non-invasive ventilation post-surgery improves arterial blood-gases in obese subjects compared to supplemental oxygen delivery - a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: In the immediate postoperative period, obese patients are more likely to exhibit hypoxaemia due to atelectasis and impaired respiratory mechanics, changes which can be attenuated by non-invasive ventilation (NIV). The aim of the study was to evaluate the duration of any effects of early...

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Autores principales: Zoremba, Martin, Kalmus, Gerald, Begemann, Domenique, Eberhart, Leopold, Zoremba, Norbert, Wulf, Hinnerk, Dette, Frank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3117807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21605450
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2253-11-10