Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi
2014 , Vol 57 , Num 1
Hypoxemia and oxygen treatment
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Pediatri Uzmanı 1 , Pediatri Profesörü2
*İletişim: drnagehan@yahoo.com
The primary function of the respiratory system is providing adequate oxygen
for tissues. Clinical findings to indicate the need for oxygen treatment are
generally unreliable. Thus, in pediatric emergency, oxygen treatment must be
started until it is proven unnecessary, after which oxygen treatment indications
may be assessed again based on artery blood gas analysis and pulse oximetry
findings. The management of hypoxemia in critically ill patients is challenging.
Since the dangers of tissue hypoxia and the possibility of harm from excess
oxygen administration are well recognized, the approach to hypoxemia is
very important. The introduction of pulse oximetry in clinical practice has
allowed for simple, noninvasive and reasonably accurate estimation of arterial
oxygen saturation. Pulse oximeters have become available for widespread
application in pediatric care, and oxygen saturation has even been proposed
as the fifth vital sign. However, the clinically relevant principles and the
inherent limitations of pulse oximetry are not always well understood by
health care professionals.
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