Oxygen Saturation during General Anaesthesia and Recovery for Outpatient Oral Surgical Procedures

Abstract

Various factors have resulted in an increased demand for relatively minor surgical treatment requiring general anaesthesia to be carried out in the surgery on an outpatient basis. Previous studies have reported significant decreases in oxygen saturation in patients under intravenous sedation and in patients under general anaesthesia. This study examined the levels of oxygen saturations in outpatients undergoing oral surgical procedures under general anaesthesia. The results confirm the value of pulse oximetry and suggest that this mode of monitoring and the administration of supplemental oxygen be routinely utilised during the recovery period.

A comparative study of intravenous lignocaine, dexamethasone and combination of lignocaine-dexamethasone in attenuating propofol induced pain

“…It was also observed through current investigational findings that there was no significant difference observed in the oxygen saturation value when compared to base line, either during drug administration or during one fourth propofol drug administration or during and after induction of anesthesia. [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] Current study findings revealed that there was no significant adverse event observed due to administration of lignocaine for the purpose of reducing the propofol induced pain in group A participants, while effects of perianal irritation were observed in group B and C participants who received either dexamethasone alone or in combination with lignocaine for reducing the propofol induced pain. This, results were in accordance to the studies published by Baharav et al and Klygis.…”