title: Advantages of the sitting position in a case of severe COPD.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mertens
authors.forename: Hubert J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tzabazis
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy; D000758:Anesthesia; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D015192:Infratentorial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications*