The improvement of arterial oxygenation during one-lung ventilation--effect of different CPAP levels. |
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| Authors: | M Pavlík D Ctvrtecková V Zvonícek P Sevcík I Capov V Jedlicka |
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| Affiliation: | Dept. of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, St. Ann's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic. |
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| Abstract: | Authors studied different continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) levels and their effect on arterial oxygenation during thoracic surgery. Surgical interference of CPAP was studied as well. No significant difference has been found at 4 cm, 7 cm and 10 cm H2O in the improvement of oxygen content during one-lung ventilation. In contract to the lowest CPAP level, 7 cm and 10 cm H2O made the surgical conditions significantly worse. |
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