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The function of the respiratory system is the delivery of oxygen to, and the elimination of carbon dioxide from the blood. Any respiratory complication will, if uncorrected, lead to inadequate oxygenation (hypoxaemia) and/or retention of CO2 (hypercarbia), and these conditions must be readily recognised by recovery staff. The incidence of such problems is greater after lengthy anaesthesia and surgery.
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- Disseminate Intravascular Coagulation
- Gastric Content
- Recovery Room
- Malignant Hyperthermia
- Tension Pneumothorax
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Eltringham, R., Durkin, M., Andrewes, S., Casey, W. (1989). Complications. In: Post-anaesthetic Recovery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1693-6_4
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