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Perioperative oxygen therapy and oxygen utilization.

Benoit Vallet1, Emmanuel Futier

  • 1Federation of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital of Lille, Lille, France. benoit.vallet@chru-lille.fr

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Area of Science:

  • Anesthesiology
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Physiology

Background:

  • Tissue hypoxia is a primary driver of organ dysfunction, making adequate tissue oxygenation crucial during major surgery.
  • Understanding the physiological basis of oxygenation is vital for managing surgical patients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the physiological rationale and recent concepts of perioperative oxygen therapy.
  • To explore strategies for maintaining adequate tissue oxygenation during the perioperative period.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on perioperative oxygen therapy and tissue oxygenation.
  • Discussion of physiological concepts including oxygen delivery (DO2) and oxygen consumption (VO2).
  • Evaluation of monitoring techniques like central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2).

Main Results:

  • While increased inspired oxygen lacks definitive proof of benefit, optimizing DO2 is vital.
  • Strategies like fluid loading and inotropic support can improve DO2 to prevent hypoxia.
  • Monitoring ScvO2 and central venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide difference shows promise in assessing oxygen utilization.

Conclusions:

  • Adequate DO2 matching tissue metabolic demand is essential perioperatively.
  • The primary benefit of perioperative oxygen therapy lies in optimizing DO2, not just increasing inspired oxygen.
  • Improving DO2 has been shown to reduce perioperative morbidity and mortality, with goal-directed adaptation showing promise.