The effect of posture on late postoperative oxygenation
Open Access
- 1 March 1996
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia
- Vol. 51 (3) , 225-227
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb13637.x
Abstract
Twelve patients had their arterial oxygen saturation measured pre‐operatively and on days 1, 4 and 7 after laparotomy. Measurements were performed in the supine, sitting and standing positions on each day. Arterial oxygen saturation was significantly higher during sitting and standing on days 1 and 4 after operation compared with the supine position (p < 0.05). These results give further evidence for the benefits of patient mobilisation after major surgery.Keywords
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