Prediction of early postoperative desaturation in extreme older patients after spinal anesthesia for femur fracture surgery: a retrospective analysis

Prediction of early postoperative desaturation in extreme older patients after spinal anesthesia for femur fracture surgery: a retrospective analysis

Background Postoperative desaturation in older individuals is rarely addressed in the literature. The objective of this retrospective study was to investigate whether a preoperative spirometric test and arterial blood gas analysis (ABGA) might predict postoperative desaturation after spinal anesthes...

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Main Authors: Youn Yi Jo, Chun Gon Park, Ji Yeon Lee, Sun Koo Kwon, Hyun Jeong Kwak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2019-12-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
Subjects:
arterial blood gas analysis
femur neck fracture
frail older individuals
postoperative hypoxia
spinal anesthesia
spirometry
Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kja-19220.pdf

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