Management of Postoperative Hypoxaemia in Patients Following Upper Abdominal Laparoscopic Surgery. - A Comparative Study

Management of Postoperative Hypoxaemia in Patients Following Upper Abdominal Laparoscopic Surgery. - A Comparative Study

Noninvasive ventilation has been shown to reduce acute postoperative hypoxaemia, with significant reduction in the incidence of re-intubation, complications and a trend towards lower mortality. The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of CPAP vs venturi therapy in early achievement of...

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Main Authors: Sampa Datta Gupta, Anjana Pareek, Tapas Ghose, Ujjal Kumar Sarkar, Sudakshina Mukherjee, Anupam Goswami, Debabrata Sarbapalli, Samarendra Pal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Postoperative hypoxaemia; Management; CPAP
Venturi mask
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2008;volume=52;issue=2;spage=185;epage=190;aulast=Gupta

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