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Open AccessRetraction Note: The effects of a recruitment manoeuvre with positive end-expiratory pressure on lung compliance in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
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Open AccessHistone modification of pain-related gene expression in spinal cord neurons under a persistent postsurgical pain-like state by electrocautery
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Open AccessRETRACTED ARTICLE: The effects of a recruitment manoeuvre with positive end-expiratory pressure on lung compliance in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
The effects of a recruitment manoeuvre (RM) with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on lung compliance (CLUNG) are not well characterised in robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP). Patients...
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Open AccessCorrelation between urinary biomarker and organ failure in patients with sepsis and patients after esophagectomy: a prospective observational study
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Open AccessEffective erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in a pyothorax patient who underwent emergency re-open thoracotomy—a case report
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Weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation is extremely difficult in tracheostomized patients with restrictive pulmonary dysfunction. High-flow oxygen via tracheostomy supplies heated and humidified oxygen ...
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Open AccessVentilation failure after lateral jackknife positioning for robot-assisted lung cancer surgery in a patient after lingula-sparing left upper lobectomy
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Open AccessRespiratory failure caused by impending tension pneumothorax after extrapleural pneumonectomy: a case report
Cardiac herniation is a serious postoperative complication of extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) and is reportedly preventable by reducing the suction pressure of the chest drain.
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Thoracoscopic pulmonary lobectomy (TPL) techniques in infants and children are presented practically with concise descriptions and numerous illustrations. TPL is the treatment of choice for congenital pulmonar...
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We evaluated the hemodynamic and respiratory effects of dexmedetomidine in intubated, spontaneously breathing patients after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for cervical esophageal or pharyngeal cancer.
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We monitored arterial blood gases during thoracoscopic (TR) and open repair (OR) of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) to assess the safety of intraoperative hypercapnia and acidosis.
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Perioperative management of carinal pneumonectomy: a retrospective review of 13 patients
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Comparison of the value of tissue-sealing devices for thoracoscopic pulmonary lobectomy in small children: a first report
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High-dose remifentanil suppresses stress response associated with pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic colectomy
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