Key result
Supplemental oxygen prevents hypoxemia during post-anesthetic transport in children.
Why the study?
Arterial oxygen desaturation frequently occurs in healthy infants and children during transport from the operating room to the post-anesthetic recovery room due to their higher basal metabolic rate and ventilation-to-FRC ratio.
Does oxygen administration prevent hypoxemia in children during post-anesthetic transport?
Does oxygen administration prevent hypoxemia in children during post-anesthetic transport?
Oxygen administration is effective in preventing hypoxemia during post-anesthetic transport in children.
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Supports monitoring for desaturation during pediatric transport; leaves open optimal interventions pending higher-level evidence.
Arterial oxygen desaturation frequently occurs in healthy patients during transport from the operating room (OR) to the post-anesthetic recovery room.1,2 Because infants and children have a higher basal metabolic rate and a higher ratio of alveolar ventilation to functional residual capacity (FRC) t
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Patel et al. (1988) studied this question. Oxygen administration prevents hypoxemia during post-anesthetic transport from the operating room to the recovery room in children.
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