title: [Disturbances of ventilatory distribution as a cause of postoperative hypoxemia after cardio-thoracic surgery (author's transl)].
abstract: In a group of 21 patients with thoracotomy the lung function was investigated pre-and postoperatively with particular consideration to N2-clearance. From the N2-clearance an Inspiratory Gas Distribution Index (IDI) is derived. This Index allows in combination with blood gas analysis an interpretation of ventilatory disturbances in the lung.
mesh_terms: D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology*; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012119:Respiration; D012126:Respiratory Dead Space; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000295:instrumentation; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio
vernacular_title: Ventilatorische Verteilungsstörungen als Ursache der postoperativen Hypoxämie bei herzthoraxchirurgischen Eingriffen