Why the study?
Does tissue oxygen debt during and immediately after high-risk surgery correlate with the development of lethal and nonlethal organ failure?
Population
98 patients undergoing 100 consecutive high-risk surgical operations
Design
Cohort
Authors
Loading...
Oxygen debt after high-risk surgery was associated with organ failure and mortality; leaves open whether reducing VO2 deficit improves outcomes.
Does tissue oxygen debt during and immediately after high-risk surgery correlate with the development of lethal and nonlethal organ failure?
Tissue oxygen debt during and immediately after high-risk surgery is a major determinant of postoperative organ failure and mortality.
Shoemaker et al. (1988) studied this question.