Smoker desaturation during general anaesthesia: a case report

We report a case of sudden hypoxaemia after intubation in a patient who had smoked a few hours prior to a surgical procedure. The cause of his desaturation was not related to bronchial secretions, bronchospasm or obstruction of the upper airways but most likely due to reduced oxygen saturation in th...

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Main Authors:	Mohamed, Abdul Hadi, Md Ralib, Azrina, Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, Osman, Ariff
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Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2009
Subjects:	R Medicine (General)
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spelling	iium-11232014-08-11T03:23:39Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1123/ Smoker desaturation during general anaesthesia: a case report Mohamed, Abdul Hadi Md Ralib, Azrina Abdullah, Nor Zamzila Osman, Ariff R Medicine (General) We report a case of sudden hypoxaemia after intubation in a patient who had smoked a few hours prior to a surgical procedure. The cause of his desaturation was not related to bronchial secretions, bronchospasm or obstruction of the upper airways but most likely due to reduced oxygen saturation in the body prior to surgery. We managed to secure the airway and prevent prolonged desaturation by instituting remedial measures. Our conclusion is that cessation of smoking is very important and need to be emphasized in all patients having surgery under general anaesthesia. This applies to emergency cases as well. Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2009-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1123/1/Smoker_Desaturation_during_General_Anaesthesia.pdf Mohamed, Abdul Hadi and Md Ralib, Azrina and Abdullah, Nor Zamzila and Osman, Ariff (2009) Smoker desaturation during general anaesthesia: a case report. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 8 (1). pp. 61-63. ISSN 1823-4631 http://iiumedic.com/eimj/v1/?page_id=252#wpfb-cat-5
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) Mohamed, Abdul Hadi Md Ralib, Azrina Abdullah, Nor Zamzila Osman, Ariff Smoker desaturation during general anaesthesia: a case report
description	We report a case of sudden hypoxaemia after intubation in a patient who had smoked a few hours prior to a surgical procedure. The cause of his desaturation was not related to bronchial secretions, bronchospasm or obstruction of the upper airways but most likely due to reduced oxygen saturation in the body prior to surgery. We managed to secure the airway and prevent prolonged desaturation by instituting remedial measures. Our conclusion is that cessation of smoking is very important and need to be emphasized in all patients having surgery under general anaesthesia. This applies to emergency cases as well.
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author	Mohamed, Abdul Hadi Md Ralib, Azrina Abdullah, Nor Zamzila Osman, Ariff
author_facet	Mohamed, Abdul Hadi Md Ralib, Azrina Abdullah, Nor Zamzila Osman, Ariff
author_sort	Mohamed, Abdul Hadi
title	Smoker desaturation during general anaesthesia: a case report
title_short	Smoker desaturation during general anaesthesia: a case report
title_full	Smoker desaturation during general anaesthesia: a case report
title_fullStr	Smoker desaturation during general anaesthesia: a case report
title_full_unstemmed	Smoker desaturation during general anaesthesia: a case report
title_sort	smoker desaturation during general anaesthesia: a case report
publisher	Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2009
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/1123/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1123/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1123/1/Smoker_Desaturation_during_General_Anaesthesia.pdf
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Smoker desaturation during general anaesthesia: a case report

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