title: Hypoxia and surgical patients--prevention and treatment of an unnecessary cause of morbidity and mortality.
abstract: Hypoxia is a common phenomenon peri-operatively. Although mild hypoxaemia of short duration is likely to have little effect more severe and prolonged hypoxaemia can seriously affect surgical outcome. Rational use of oxygen therapy may limit these adverse effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthetics, Intensive Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, UK.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Strachan
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Noble
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D010092:Oximetry; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D015996:Survival Rate