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Volatile Anesthetics and Their Effects on the Respiratory System

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In this presentation I will focus on the effects of volatile anesthetic on various aspects of the respiratory system such as ventilatory regulation, ventilation mechanics, pulmonary circulation, as well as the matching of ventilation and perfusion

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    Klaus Peter , Burnell R. Brown , Eike Martin  & Olof Norlander , ,  & 

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Bjertnaes, L.J. (1987). Volatile Anesthetics and Their Effects on the Respiratory System. In: Peter, K., Brown, B.R., Martin, E., Norlander, O. (eds) Inhalation Anesthetics. Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, vol 185. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71232-6_14

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