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Accession number;02A0351393
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| Title;Change in SpO2 Levels in Patients with Severe Pulmonary Hypertension during Air Travel. |
| Author;
TAKATSUKI SHIN'ICHI
(Tohodai I Daiichishonika)
MATSUURA HIROYUKI
(Tohodai I Daiichishonika)
TAKEUCHI DAIJI
(Tohodai I Daiichishonika)
HOSHIDA HIROSHI
(Tohodai I Daiichishonika)
NAKAYAMA TOMOTAKA
(Tohodai I Daiichishonika)
OZAWA YASUFUMI
(Teikyodai Mizonokuchibyoin Shonika)
ISHIKITA TAKASHI
(Tohodai I Daiichishonika)
SAJI BEN
(Tohodai I Daiichishonika)
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Journal Title;Journal of the Japan Pediatric Society
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Journal Code:F0896A
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ISSN:0001-6543
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VOL.106;NO.4;PAGE.459-463(2002)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.2, TBL.3, REF.15 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;Japanese |
| Abstract;To investigate the change in SpO2 levels in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension during air travel, we monitored SpO2 levels and changes in heart rates in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension during air travel utilizing ambulatory oxymeters PULSOX M2. Patients in the Eisenmenger syndrome (Es) group without oxygen administration demonstrated significant decreased SpO2 levels, 20 percent. On the other hand, patients with primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) showed only an 8 percent decrease in SpO2 during 1 to 2 l/min of oxygen inhalation, although the mean SpO2 level also decreased modestly in healthy adults. In conclusion, SpO2 levels decreased significantly in adult patient with severe pulmonary hypertension during air travel. We recommend administrating oxygen and monitoring the changes in SpO2 during long-distant air travel. Patients enrolled in this study were five cases of PPH, all of whom were on oxygen and three cases of Es, only one of whom was on oxygen. The data of the patients were compared with those of 14 healthy adults without oxygen. (author abst.) |
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