Journal of Vascular Surgery : Reply - Published by Elsevier
2 Y Katz, E Zisman, S Isserles and B Rosenberg,Left, but not right, one-lung ventilation causes hypoxemia during endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy.
"Sympathectomy is a technique about which we have limited knowledge, applied to disorders about which we have little understanding." Associate Professor Robert Boas, Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australasian College of Anaesthetists and the Royal College of Anaesthetists, The Journal of Pain, Vol 1, No 4 (Winter), 2000: pp 258-260
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one-lung ventilation causes hypoxemia during endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy
Hypoxemia is an abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in arterial blood (Mosby's Medical Dictionary). A frequent error is made when the term is used to describe poor tissue diffusion as in hypoxia. It is possible to have a low oxygen content (e.g., due to anaemia) but a high PO2 in arterial blood so incorrect use can lead to confusion.
Left, but not right, one-lung ventilation causes hypoxemia during endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy.
Left, but not right, one-lung ventilation causes hypoxemia during endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy.