title: [Pulse oximetry monitoring of single lung anesthesia in non-cardiac thoracic surgery].
abstract: The pulse oximeter provides continuous and non-invasive measurement of the arterial oxygen saturation. Pulse oximetry contributes to safer patient management because of the immediate availability of oxygen saturation values. This is particularly important in high-risk anaesthesia such as one-lung anaesthesia. Pulse oximetry is as important as ECG monitoring and invasive blood pressure monitoring and should therefore be a standard monitoring technique in thoracic surgery. With a pulse oximeter it is possible to efficiently monitor anaesthesia during one lung ventilation thereby avoid hypoxia with its life-threatening complications.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Anästhesiologie, Lungenklinik Hemer.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Brendle
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reus
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000770:Anesthesia, Endotracheal; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010092:Oximetry; D010108:Oxyhemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D011013:Pneumonectomy
chemical_list: D010108:Oxyhemoglobins
vernacular_title: Pulsoximetrische Uberwachung der Eine-Lunge-Anästhesie bei nichtkardialen thoraxchirurgischen Eingriffen.