title: Oxygen saturation during transfer from operating room to recovery after anaesthesia.
abstract: Transcutaneous oxygen saturation of haemoglobin was measured in 101 patients en route from the operating room to the recovery room. Twenty-nine became significantly hypoxaemic during the journey. The incidence of hypoxaemia was not found to relate to age, weight, duration or type of surgery, type of anaesthesia or pre-existing disease. Duration of the interval between cessation of oxygen in the operating room and arrival in recovery room was the only significant finding in patients who became hypoxaemic.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D010360:Patient Transfer; D011184:Postoperative Period
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D010100:Oxygen