title: Oxygenation and Ventilation.
abstract: Perioperative complications commonly include oxygenation and ventilation abnormalities. The best outcome is associated with prevention. Ventilation impairment may be due to either neurologic compromise such as cervical intervertebral disk disease or severe parenchymal disease, while oxygenation failure may result from either the underlying disease or severe complications such as aspiration pneumonia, volume overload, pulmonary thromboembolism, or acute respiratory distress syndrome. This article reviews the approach to the patient with perioperative complications and provides recommendations on the management approach.
authors.affiliation: Section of Critical Care, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, 55 Willard Street, North Grafton, MA 01536, USA. Electronic address: Elizabeth.rozanski@tufts.edu.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Rozanski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D002415:Cats; D003422:Critical Care; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Blood gas analysis; Hypoventilation; Hypoxemia; Mechanical ventilation; Postoperative