Unrecognized Severe Postoperative Hypercapnia: A Case of Apneic Oxygenation

• Published in: Mayo Clinic proceedings Vol. 73; no. 1; pp. 51 - 54
• Main Authors: Ayas, Najib, Bergstrom, Larry R., Schwab, Thomas R., Narr, Bradly J.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Rochester, MN Elsevier Inc 01.01.1998; Mayo Medical Ventures; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Diagnosis, Differential; Emergency and intensive respiratory care; Female; Humans; Hypercapnia - diagnosis; Intensive care medicine; Medical sciences; Oximetry; Postoperative Complications - diagnosis; Severity of Illness Index; PO2; HCO3; PCO2; Case study; Human; Postoperative; Blood gas; Hypercapnia; Pulse oxymetry; Respiratory disease; Carbon dioxide; Etiopathogenesis; Risk factor; Mechanism of action

Transcutaneous pulse oximetry is increasingly being used to supplant arterial blood gas measurement as a means to monitor oxygenation. Previous studies have demonstrated that, despite inadequate ventilation, oxygenation can be maintained during delivery of supplemental oxygen by a process known as d...