Table 3 Perioperative hypoxemia rates by operative procedure
Procedure | Number | Hypoxia rate |
|---|---|---|
Cranial | 19 | 57.9% |
Facial soft tissue | 1 | 0% |
Intra-oral | 28 | 21.4% |
Open laparotomy | 49 | 49.0% |
Laparoscopy | 103 | 22.3% |
Spinal | 80 | 30.0% |
Neck (non-spinal) | 26 | 38.5% |
Miscellaneous | 46 | 15.2% |
Breast | 28 | 14.3% |
Extremity/pelvis | 112 | 33.0% |
Aortic | 8 | 50.0% |