Using 100% O2 versus Room Air for Surgery
Hello Everyone,
With these new low flow isoflurane anesthesia systems entering the market that can run using 100% O2 or room air, I was curious what other facilities that have these systems are requiring for their surgeries?
I have heard some facilities allowing all surgeries to be done with room air, some are requiring the use of O2 for any surgery over 30 minutes, and some facilities still requiring O2 for all surgeries.
If you are at a facility that has Isoflurane systems that can run O2 and room air, what is your current policy/guidelines around its use?
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I'm going to follow this post because I am also curious. For people, mechanical ventilation is not 100% oxygen. It is directed by blood gases. Are blood gases common in large animal model major surgeries?