Protective versus Conventional Ventilation for Surgery: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis

…, E Futier, O Gajic, G Hedenstierna… - …, 2015 - pubs.asahq.org
Background: Recent studies show that intraoperative mechanical ventilation using low tidal
volumes (V T ) can prevent postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). The aim of this …

Mechanisms of atelectasis in the perioperative period

G Hedenstierna, L Edmark - Best Practice & Research Clinical …, 2010 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Göran Hedenstierna MD, PhD (… Hedenstierna et al. and
Rothen et al. found a maintained CC … 3 is based on the observations made by the Hedenstierna

The effects of anesthesia and muscle paralysis on the respiratory system

G Hedenstierna, L Edmark - … Physiology in Intensive Care Medicine 1 …, 2012 - Springer
Background: Oxygenation is impaired in almost all subjects during anesthesia, and
hypoxemia for shorter or longer periods is a common finding. Moreover, postoperative lung …

Pulmonary densities during anesthesia with muscular relaxation--a proposal of atelectasis.

B Brismar, G Hedenstierna, H Lundquist… - …, 1985 - europepmc.org
Twenty patients (23-76 yr) were studied with regard to lung tissue changes prior to and
following induction of general anesthesia with muscular relaxation, and another four subjects …

Re-expansion of atelectasis during general anaesthesia: a computed tomography study

…, G Wegenius, G Hedenstierna - BJA: British Journal …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Formation of atelectasis is one mechanism of impaired gas exchange during general
anaesthesia. We have studied manoeuvres to re-expand such atelectasis in 16 consecutive, …

Prevention of atelectasis during general anaesthesia

…, G Engberg, G Wegenius, A Reber, G Hedenstierna - The Lancet, 1995 - thelancet.com
Atelectasis is an important cause of impaired gas exchange during general anaesthesia; it
causes pulmonary shunting. We studied the effects of gas composition on the formation of …

Inhaled nitric oxide selectively reverses human hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction without causing systemic vasodilation.

CG Frostell, H Blomqvist, G Hedenstierna… - …, 1993 - europepmc.org
Background Nitric oxide (NO), an endothelium-derived relaxing factor, acts as a local
vasodilator. The authors examined the effects of NO on pulmonary and systemic circulation in …

Influence of gas composition on recurrence of atelectasis after a reexpansion maneuver during general anesthesia

…, G Wegenius, M Hogman, G Hedenstierna - The Journal of the …, 1995 - pubs.asahq.org
Background Atelectasis, an important cause of impaired gas exchange during general
anesthesia, may be eliminated by a vital capacity maneuver. However, it is not clear whether such …

Functional residual capacity, thoracoabdominal dimensions, and central blood volume during general anesthesia with muscle paralysis and mechanical ventilation.

G Hedenstierna, A Strandberg, B Brismar… - …, 1985 - europepmc.org
Functional residual capacity (FRC), rib cage and abdominal dimensions (rc-ab), central
blood volume (CBV), and extra vascular lung water (EVLW) were measured in six lung-healthy …

Optimal oxygen concentration during induction of general anesthesia

…, M Enlund, G Hedenstierna - The Journal of the …, 2003 - pubs.asahq.org
… Premedication consisted of acetaminophen 1 g orally, and five patients were also given
10 mg diazepam orally. Anesthesia was induced and measurements were performed at the …