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Early diagnosis of airway closure from pigtail signature capnogram and its management in intubated small infants undergoing general anaesthesia for surgery
Spontaneous glottis closure during expiration in infants is a normal protective reflex that helps prevent alveolar and small airway collapse (due to compliant chest wall) and thereby maintains functional residual capacity. Endotracheal intubation eliminates this protective mechanism and puts the inf...
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| Language: | Inglês |
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Medknow Publications
2010
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2943704/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20882177 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.68379 |
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