TY - JOUR
T1 - Arterial Oxygenation
T2 - Findings and Its Significance in Central Nervous System Trauma Patients
AU - Sinha, Randhir P.
AU - Ducker, Thomas B.
AU - Perot, Phanor L.
PY - 1973/5/28
Y1 - 1973/5/28
N2 - Arterial oxygenation was studied in a control group as well as in patients with head and spinal cord injuries. While most of the control group had normal partial arterial oxygen pressure (Pao2), half of the group with trauma had Pao2 values below 80 mm Hg, and between 10% and 20% were significantly hypoxemic with Pao2 values below 60 mm Hg. Since the clinical recognition of hypoxemia is exceedingly difficult unless there is a profound fall in Pao2, and since hypoxemia may be present almost immediately after the injury, the patient's Pao2 should be determined in all cases of head and spinal cord injuries in order to institute proper therapy early.
AB - Arterial oxygenation was studied in a control group as well as in patients with head and spinal cord injuries. While most of the control group had normal partial arterial oxygen pressure (Pao2), half of the group with trauma had Pao2 values below 80 mm Hg, and between 10% and 20% were significantly hypoxemic with Pao2 values below 60 mm Hg. Since the clinical recognition of hypoxemia is exceedingly difficult unless there is a profound fall in Pao2, and since hypoxemia may be present almost immediately after the injury, the patient's Pao2 should be determined in all cases of head and spinal cord injuries in order to institute proper therapy early.
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.1973.03220230024006
DO - 10.1001/jama.1973.03220230024006
M3 - Article
C2 - 4739888
AN - SCOPUS:0015782029
SN - 0098-7484
VL - 224
SP - 1258
EP - 1260
JO - JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
JF - JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
IS - 9
ER -