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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1988, Vol. 61, No. 5 625-627
© 1988 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

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EARLY POSTOPERATIVE HYPOXIA DURING TRANSPORT

D. C. SMITH, B. MED. SCI., B.M., B.S., F.F.A.R.C.S.* and J. F. CRUL, M.D., PH.D., F.F.A.R.C.S.

Instituut voor Anesthesiologie, Sint Radboud Ziekenhuis Postbus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands

*Present address for correspondence: Department of Anaesthesia, Plymouth General Hospital, Freedom Fields, Plymouth PL4 8QQ.

The incidence of immediate postoperative hypoxaemia following general anaesthesia was studied using a pulse oximeter in 120 ASA category I and II patients during transport to the recovery room. Thirty-two percent of those not given oxygen during transport developed desaturation (SaO2 less than 90%) in spite of receiving 100% oxygen for 5 min before transport. In 14.3% of patients SaO2 decreased to less than 85%. None of the patients given oxygen 2 litre min–1 via a nasopharyngeal catheter during transport exhibited an SaO2 less than 90%. The only variable which correlated with the development of desaturation was the duration of anaesthesia.


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