Peri‐operative hypoxaemia in children undergoing application of a plaster jacket for scoliosis

Summary Twenty children (six female), median age 24 months (range 12–156) who presented for application of a plaster jacket for scoliosis were studied pre‐operatively with pulse oximetry overnight and on the first postoperative night. Pre‐operatively the median (range) arterial oxygen saturation was...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anaesthesia 1996-02, Vol.51 (2), p.119-122
Hauptverfasser:	LOVELL, A. T., RAY, S., FOX, R. S. R., TAYLOR, V. M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Anaesthesia paediatric Biological and medical sciences Casts, Surgical Child Child, Preschool Complications hypoxaemia, postoperative Female Humans Hypoxia - etiology Infant Male Medical sciences Orthopedic surgery Oximetry Oxygen - blood Postoperative Complications Scoliosis - surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery scoliosis
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary Twenty children (six female), median age 24 months (range 12–156) who presented for application of a plaster jacket for scoliosis were studied pre‐operatively with pulse oximetry overnight and on the first postoperative night. Pre‐operatively the median (range) arterial oxygen saturation was 97 (95–98)%, although eight children had short episodes of desaturation to
ISSN:	0003-2409 1365-2044
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb07696.x