Chicago—With the physical footprint of American hospitals growing ever larger, the risk for patients developing hypoxia during transport from the operating room (OR) to the PACU is real. Recently, researchers found that nearly 7% of patients will develop hypoxia en route, prompting them to recommend the availability of portable pulse oximetry and supplemental oxygen in these circumstances.
“As we all know, postoperative hypoxia is a life-threatening complication, the consequences of