This review outlines the physiological impacts of postoperative hypoxaemia and provides clinical recommendations for oxygen therapy.
May inform postoperative oxygen targets to avert hypoxaemia harm; leaves open validation in randomized trials.
Hypoxaemia following surgery is common and may be prolonged and severe. The thresholds for deleterious effects of hypoxaemia on the heart and central nervous system are reviewed and the problems of assessment of the adequacy of tissue oxygenation are outlined. Recommendations for postoperative oxygen therapy are made.
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