Patients who self-report as Black or Hispanic appear more likely than White patients to experience occult hypoxemia during anesthesia, a large retrospective cohort study suggests. "Clinicians expect ...

For decades, standard clinical practice has called for examining the cardiovascular system as part of the routine newborn examination. Despite this practice, however, one in three infants with a ...

Night sweats were independently associated with a higher hypoxemia burden in patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Night sweats were independently associated with a higher hypoxemia ...

Considering taking supplements to treat Exercise induced hypoxemia? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of Exercise induced hypoxemia. Follow the links to ...

Hypoxemia is defined as a condition where arterial oxygen tension or partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) is below the normal value, which is typically between 80 and 100 mmHg. Alveolar ventilation is ...

Only 5% of patients with trauma experienced significant hypoxemia within the first 8 hours of care, with no difference observed between restrictive and liberal oxygen strategies. This substudy of the ...

Compared with preoxygenation with an oxygen mask, preoxygenation with noninvasive ventilation led to a lower incidence of hypoxemia during emergency intubation among critically ill adults undergoing ...

A new research study provides possible explanations for COVID-19 patients who present with extremely low, otherwise life-threatening levels of oxygen, but no signs of dyspnea (difficulty breathing).

The COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly evolving global health crisis. The condition COVID-19 develops as a result of infection from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and can ...

The onset COVID-19 pandemic is affecting millions. The first wave harmed the senior population, the second wave took a hit on young adults and it is being speculated that the third wave is going to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In univariate analysis, a 4% oxygen desaturation index greater than 15 was significantly linked to lung cancer ...

Hyperventilation: Rapid or deep breathing in excess of that needed to supply oxygen to the body. Alveoli: The small units of lungs, these are tiny air sacs where oxygen is transferred into lungs and ...