Apnoeic oxygenation in pediatric anesthesia: better safe than sorry!
Despite the recommendations in the guidelines, the use of ApOx does not appear to be standard practice at present. Furthermore, the surveyed physicians exhibited considerable uncertainty regarding ApOx. It is imperative that further improvements are made in the dissemination of the current guidelines with a view to enhancing patient safety during pediatric anesthesia.
Authors
- Felix C. F. Schmitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6464-6191)
- Davut Deniz Uzun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0559-8684)
- Stefan Mohr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4292-663X)
- Felix Hezel
- Markus A. Weigand
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Anesthesiology
- Published
- 2025-03-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-025-02995-2
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.38