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Does the type of anesthesia or postoperative analgesia affect the incidence and severity of postoperative arterial oxygen desaturation in pediatric patients?
Does the type of anesthesia or postoperative analgesia affect the incidence and severity of postoperative arterial oxygen desaturation in pediatric patients?
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Routine postoperative oxygen saturation monitoring is not indicated for healthy pediatric patients, but desaturation should be anticipated and monitored in former premature infants after general anesthesia.
C. Dean Kurth (1995) studied this question.
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