Influence of altitude on cerebral and splanchnic oxygen saturation in critically ill children during air ambulance transport.

<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of the current study was to investigate how cerebral and splanchnic oxygen saturation (rSO2-C and rSO2-A) in critically ill children transported in air ambulance was affected by flight with cabin pressurization corresponding to ≥ 5000 feet. A second aim was to i...

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Main Authors: Tova Hannegård Hamrin, Staffan Eksborg, Jonas Berner, Urban Fläring, Peter J Radell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239272