Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - Effects of Anesthetics and Sedatives
General anesthesia (GA) affects the respiratory system by altering respiratory drive and mechanics via the following mechanisms:
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - Effects of Anesthetics and Sedatives." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728507/all/Postoperative_Pulmonary_Complications___Postoperative_Monitoring.
The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - Effects of Anesthetics and Sedatives. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728507/all/Postoperative_Pulmonary_Complications___Postoperative_Monitoring. Accessed July 16, 2025.
The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - Effects of Anesthetics and Sedatives. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728507/all/Postoperative_Pulmonary_Complications___Postoperative_Monitoring
The Post-anesthesia Care Unit - Effects of Anesthetics and Sedatives [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 July 16]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728507/all/Postoperative_Pulmonary_Complications___Postoperative_Monitoring.
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