Postoperative study of vital capacity and ventilation measurements following elective craniotomy

Postoperative study of vital capacity and ventilation measurements following elective craniotomy

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Changes in pulmonary function commonly occur after general surgery. The aims were to evaluate vital capacity, tidal volume and respiratory frequency among patients undergoing elective craniotomy and to determine possible correlations of these parameters with surgery duration a...

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Main Authors: Luciana Carrupt Machado Sogame, Sonia Maria Faresin, Milena Carlos Vidotto, José Roberto Jardim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Craniotomy
Vital capacity
Postoperative complications
Neurosurgery
Respiratory function tests
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