title: [Breathing disorders after resection of structures in the oral cavity, throat and neck studied by pulse oximetry examinations].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Surgical treatment of oral cavity neoplasms consists of the resection of tumor surrounded by a healthy tissue margin. This study is aimed at an objective, qualitative and quantitative evaluation of breathing disturbances and dyspnoea after the resection of oral cavity structures, throat structures and muscles of the neck. For the purpose of evaluating the above-mentioned disturbances an attempt was made to carry out pulse oximetry examination.
  
  
  METHODS
  We have examined 50 persons after the resection of oral cavity structures, throat structures and muscles of the neck in Maxillofacial Clinic of Pomeranian Medical Academy in Szczecin. The examinations were performed by pulse oximetry set during sleep before and after operations. The patients were divided into three groups according to the type of removed structures which included: lateral part of the mandible; mental part of the mandible; part of the tongue.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of examinations obtained gave rise results as: pulse oximetry examination revealed an increased incidence of blood desaturation episodes and a decrease in minimum saturation level.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical treatment of oral cavity neoplasms leads to breathing disturbances. Apnoea episodes cause a drop in the arterial blood saturation with oxygen.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Chirurgii Szczekowo-Twarzowej PAM w Szczecinie.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zawodny
authors.forename: Mieczysław
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sulikowski
authors.forename: Sylwester
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kowalik
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kowalczyk
authors.forename: Ludmiła
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Halczy-Kowalik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D010092:Oximetry; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D012119:Respiration; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen