1. From: Prevention of Atelectasis in Morbidly Obese Patients during General Anesthesia and Paralysis:A Computerized Tomography Study
Anesthes. 2009;111(5): doi: /ALN.0b013e3181b87edb
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Fig. 1. Computerized tomography (CT) protocol. Spiral CT was performed at two occasions in 23 of 30 patients. Spiral CT was done before and after induction of anesthesia in 6 patients and before and 20 min after intervention in 17 patients. There were 6 patients in the PEEP and RM + ZEEP groups and 5 patients in the RM + PEEP group. Single slices were done separately and also retrieved from the spiral CT scans, so that single slices 1 cm above the diaphragm could be analyzed in all 30 patients at all four time points. CT = computerized tomography, PEEP = positive end-expiratory pressure, RM = recruitment maneuver, ZEEP = zero end-expiratory pressure. 
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