Factors related to intraoperative oxygen desaturation in geriatric patients in a Thai university hospital

• Main Authors: Tamdee D., Punjasawadwong Y., Charuluxananan S., Tawichasri C., Sriprajittichai P., Kyokong O., Patumanond J., Sirichotvithayakorn P.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-61449207116&partnerID=40&md5=ec077869fe4f8c31c4949f866c4823a1; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19253796; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2909
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: As a site of the Thai Anesthesia Incidents Study (THAI Study) of anesthetic adverse outcome, the authors continued the institutional data collection to determine the incidence of intraoperative oxygen desaturation of geriatric patients (age 65 years and over) and relative factors represe...