Intermittent positive-pressure ventilation or spontaneous ventilation during anaesthesia?
The duration of a general anaesthetic is not, in itself, an indication for either endotracheal intubation or mechanical ventilation. This review argues that, in most cases, intermittent positive-pressure ventilation is no better for patients than spontaneous ventilation.
Martin
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Royal United Hospital, Bath.
D000368:Aged; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D006801:Humans; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange; D012119:Respiration; D014939:Work of Breathing