Higher age and obesity limit atelectasis formation during anaesthesia: an analysis of computed tomography data in 243 subjects.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.11.026
Abstract: BACKGROUND General anaesthesia is increasingly common in elderly and obese patients. Greater age and body mass index (BMI) worsen gas exchange. We assessed whether this is related to increasing atelectasis during general anaesthesia. METHODS This… read more here.
Keywords: general anaesthesia; age; analysis; atelectasis ... See more keywords