Unlabelled: Administration of 100% oxygen before tracheal extubation is common clinical practice. We determined the effect of this technique on postoperative gas exchange in a porcine model using the multiple inert gas elimination technique. After general anesthesia with mechanical ventilation for a period of 30 min (inspiratory fraction of oxygen of 0.3), anesthesia was discontinued, and the pigs were randomized to an inspiratory fraction of oxygen of 0.3 or 1.0 until they could be safely extubated. Thirty minutes after extubation while breathing air, blood flow to poorly ventilated units had significantly increased in pigs that had been administered 100% oxygen as compared with those receiving 30% oxygen (17% +/- 15% versus 7% +/- 5%; P = 0.009). We conclude that exposure to 100% oxygen before extubation may cause an undesirable alteration in gas exchange.
Implications: Blood flow to lung units with a low V(A)/Q ratio was significantly larger in pigs that had been exposed to 100% oxygen before extubation as compared with those exposed to 30% oxygen before extubation.
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