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The effect of general anaesthesia on breathing patterns in elderly patients during the early post-operative period

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2006

H. M. Loick ,
G. Schwann ,
H. Radig-Thomas  and
J. L. Theissen
H. M. Loick
Affiliation:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Germany
H. Radig-Thomas
Affiliation:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde, der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Albert-Schweitzer Straße 33, D-48149 Münster, Germany
J. L. Theissen
Affiliation:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Germany
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Abstract

This study was designed to investigate the incidence of critical events in breathing following light general anaesthesia compared with normal sleep during the first 12 h after transfer from the recovery room. There were no significant differences in the incidence of apnoea or desaturation episodes between normal sleep and the post-operative recovery period. There was a close correlation between the pre-operative and post-operative incidence of apnoea (r = 0.93), pre-operative and post-operative desaturation periods (r = 0.81), pre-operative and post-operative mean SpO2 values (r = 0.54) and pre-operative and post-operative minimal SpO2 values (r = 0.90) in all the patients. In the early post operative period, breathing patterns and oxygenation were similar to those observed during normal night-time sleep in elderly patients under going ophthalmological surgery.

Keywords

breathing patternspost-operative hypoxaemiaventilatory monitoringophthalmologic surgeryelderly patients
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Original Article
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , May 1997 , pp. 258 - 265
Copyright
1997 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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