Anesth Pain Med.  2024 Oct;19(Suppl 1):S5-S11. 10.17085/apm.23103.

What is your optimal target of oxygen during general anesthesia in pediatric patients?

• Cho SA

• KMID: 2563582
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.17085/apm.23103

Abstract

The optimal oxygen target during general anesthesia remains difficult to define in pediatric and adult patients. Although access to pediatric patients has become difficult owing to a decrease in birth rate, pediatric anesthesia remains an important part of anesthesiology, and oxygenation related to general anesthesia is an essential part of any anesthesiologist. The use of oxygen has increased survival rates in adults and children; however, the side effects related to oxygen use have also increased. This review addresses the considerations of oxygenation in pediatric patients undergoing general anesthesia.

Keyword

Oxygen; Anesthesia; Pediatrics; Oxygen saturation; Perioperative period; Toxicity

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  Fig. 1. Different oxygenation in the same patient who have lung exchange problem depending on the fraction inspired oxygen concentration: (A) with lower inspired oxygen, (B) with higher inspired oxygen. CO2: carbon dioxide, FiO2: fraction of inspired oxygen, O2: oxygen, PAO2: alveolar oxygen partial pressure, PaO2: partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood, SpO2: peripheral oxygen saturation.

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  Fig. 2. Advantages and disadvantages of using high concentration of oxygen. O2: oxygen.

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