Pulse oximetry in the management of pediatric airway disorders.
The management of pediatric upper airway disorders requires rapid assessment of the patient's status and prompt airway support. The recent development and popularity of pulse oximetry in the management of patients having general anesthesia for surgical procedures has proved the efficacy of this technology. The University of South Alabama Division of Otolaryngology has managed 18 children with upper airway disorders over the past year using pulse oximetry as adjunctive monitoring. The outcome was excellent in all 18 cases. The second-to-second monitoring of oxyhemoglobin saturation provided excellent measurement of the patient's ventilatory status. The advantages include noninvasive monitoring, serial second-to-second display, easy interpretation by nursing personnel, absence of false-negative results, and excellent patient acceptance.
Gussack
G S
GS
Division of Otolaryngology, University of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile 36617.
Tacchi
E J
EJ
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003440:Croup / Q000628:therapy*; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D010092:Oximetry; D010108:Oxyhemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D011446:Prospective Studies
D010108:Oxyhemoglobins