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Immediate post-operative hypoxemia occurred in 22.7% of elective surgical patients, with respiratory comorbidity (AOR 8.8) and cardiothoracic surgery (AOR 4.9) as independent predictors.
Cross-Sectional (n=238)
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Immediate post-operative hypoxemia is common (22.7%) among elective surgical patients, with respiratory comorbidity and cardiothoracic surgery being significant predictors.
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Immediate postoperative hypoxemia warrants vigilance in elective surgery; leaves open whether predictor-targeted monitoring improves outcomes.
Wolde et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Elective surgical procedures (n=238). Elective surgical procedures was evaluated on Immediate post-operative hypoxemia. Immediate post-operative hypoxemia occurred in 22.7% of elective surgical patients, with respiratory comorbidity (AOR 8.8) and cardiothoracic surgery (AOR 4.9) as independent predictors.
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