title: Perioperative respiratory assessment and management.
abstract: There have been many recent advances in the understanding and therapy of respiratory diseases. This review has attempted to cover some of the relevant new information about those disorders most likely to be encountered by anaesthetists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Montreal General Hospital.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Slinger
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications*; D055370:Lung Injury; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative