Hyperoxemia post thoracic surgery - Does it matter?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Post-operative oxygen therapy is used to prevent hypoxemia and surgical site infection. However, with improvements of anesthesia techniques, post-operative hypoxemia incidence is declining and the benefits of oxygen on surgical site infection have been questioned. Moreover, hyperoxemia might have adverse effects on the pulmonary and cardiovascular systems. We hypothesized hyperoxemia post thoracic surgery is associated with post-operative pulmonary and cardiovascular complications.

Methods

Consecutive lung resection patients were included in this post-hoc analysis. Post-operative pulmonary and cardiovascular complications were prospectively assessed during the first 30 post-operative days, or hospital stay. Arterial blood gases were analyzed at 1, 6 and 12 h aft

SUBMITTER: Brat K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10320252 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature