Most postoperative surgical patients routinely receive supplemental oxygen therapy to
prevent the potential development of hypoxemia due to incomplete lung re-expansion …

There is a paucity of literature on extubation technique and a lack of consensus regarding
the definition of smooth extubation. This narrative review paper defines an ideal extubation …

Emerging neurotechnology offers increasingly individualised brain information, enabling
researchers to identify mental states and content. When accurate and valid, these brain …

Background Tubeless upper airway surgery in children is a complex procedure in which
surgeons and anaesthetists share the same operating field. These procedures are often …

Surgical resection is the foundation for the curative treatment of solid tumors. However,
metastatic recurrence due to the difficulty in eradicating micrometastases remain a feared …

High intraoperative inspired oxygen concentration is applied to prevent desaturation during
induction and recovery of anesthesia. However, high oxygen concentration may lead to …

Background Hypoxemia is one of the feared critical events intraoperatively and
postoperatively. Undetected postoperative oxygen hypoxemia may lead to pulmonary …

Background The transport of postoperative patients to the postoperative anesthesia care unit
(PACU) is a high-risk period for hypoxemia. The aim of this study was to determine risk …

Objective Identification of risk factors that might be responsible for postoperative
hypoxaemia, in view of changing profile of surgical patients and better but more complex …

BACKGROUND Pulse oximetry has become a cornerstone technology in healthcare,
providing non-invasive monitoring of oxygen saturation levels and pulse rate. Despite its …