Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Aug 2020
Observational StudyHypoxemia Within the First 3 Postoperative Days Is Associated With Increased 1-Year Postoperative Mortality After Adjusting for Perioperative Opioids and Other Confounders.
Postoperative hypoxemia (POH) is common and primarily treated with temporary oxygen supplementation. Because the clinical impact of POH is sometimes presumed as minor, efforts to better understand and minimize it have been limited. Here, we hypothesized that, after adjusting for opioids received perioperatively and other confounders, the frequency of POH events (POH%) reported within the first 3 postoperative days (PODs) is associated with increased postoperative 1-year mortality. ⋯ After adjusting for perioperative opioids and other confounders, moderate/severe POH within the first 3 PODs was independently associated with increased 1-year postoperative mortality. Increased efforts should be directed to understand if efforts to detect and reduce POH lead to improved patient outcomes.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Aug 2020
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