Anesthesiology
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Multicenter Study
Hypoxemia in School Age Children Undergoing One-Lung Ventilation: A Retrospective Cohort Study from the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG).
Risk factors for hypoxemia in school-age children undergoing one-lung ventilation remain poorly understood. The hypothesis was that certain modifiable and nonmodifiable factors may be associated with increased risk of hypoxemia in school-age children undergoing one-lung ventilation and thoracic surgery. ⋯ An initial room air oxygen saturation of less than 98% was associated with an increased risk of hypoxemia in all children 4 to 17 yr of age. Extremes of weight, right-sided cases, and decreasing age were associated with an increased risk of hypoxemia in children 10 to 17 yr of age.