Hypoxaemia during induction of anaesthesia--an audit of children who underwent general anaesthesia for routine elective surgery.
Arterial oxygen saturation was measured using pulse oximetry during induction of anaesthesia in 108 children aged 10 days--14 years. No restriction was placed on the method of induction. Oxygen saturation decreased to less than 90% in 29 children (26.8%) and less than 80% in seven children (6.4%). There was a significantly increased incidence of desaturation (to less than 90%) in children under one year of age, in those who had no premedication, in those who received only atropine as a premidicant and in children who were anxious or crying before intravenous induction. Oxygen saturation did not decrease below 90% in any child who received inhalational induction.
Laycock
G J
GJ
Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow.
McNicol
L R
LR
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008485:Medical Audit; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication
D010100:Oxygen