Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8934998 | British Journal of Anaesthesia | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
After major surgery, ventilatory responses to hypercapnia and hypoxaemia associated with airway obstruction are small and do not improve after 6 weeks. With air breathing, arterial oxygen desaturation during simulated rebreathing is substantial.
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Authors
D. Nieuwenhuijs, J. Bruce, G.B. Drummond, P.M. Warren, P.K. Wraith, A. Dahan,