Abstract
In the recovery room, then at 5-minute-intervals. Patients with Sao2 > 95% were given supplemental oxygen. The proportion of children with Sao2 > 95% and ≥95% was not significantly differentamong patients with low PAR scores (≤6) and those with high scores (7–10) in any agegroup. Similarly, the magnitude of Sao, increase after oxygen supplementation did not seem to correlate with increasing wakefulness; i.e., higher PAR scores. It is concluded that children recovering from anesthesia can become hypoxemic in the recovery room. Thedegree of wakefulness as measured by a PAR score cannot be used to establish an end point for oxygen supplementation. Oxygen supplementution and/or Sao, monitoring are recommended in all children recovering from anesthesia. Address correspondence to Dr. Hannallah, Children's Hospital National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, N.W., Washington. D.C. 20010. Presented in part at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 1986. We thank Urs E. Ruttimann, PHD, for performing the statistical analysis in this study. Accepted for publication September 1, 1987. © 1988 International Anesthesia Research Society...