[Risk factors for postoperative hypoxemia during transport to the postanesthesia care unit and influence of transport monitoring : A retrospective propensity score-matched databank analysis].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Within a central operating room area, after general anesthesia (GA) patients are at risk of hypoxemia during transport to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU); however, specific risk factors have not been conclusively clarified and uniform recommendations for monitoring vital signs during transport within a central operating room area complex do not exist. The purpose of this retrospective database analysis was to identify risk factors for hypoxemia during this transport and to determine whether the use of transport monitoring (TM) affects the initial value of peripheral venous oxygen saturation (S_pO₂) in the PACU.

Material and methods

This analysis was performed on a retrospectively extracted dataset of procedures in GA within a central opera

SUBMITTER: Haller K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10322755 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature