Refining oxygen management through rigorous Oxygen Reserve Index (ORi) monitoring in patients undergoing general anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial
摘要
Optimizing oxygenation for patients necessitates a delicate balance between sufficient oxygen delivery and mitigating the potential hazards of hyperoxemia. We hypothesized that integrating Oxygen Reserve Index (ORi) monitoring would effectively reduce intraoperative hyperoxemia compared to reliance solely on pulse oximetry. This single-center randomized controlled trial included multiple trauma patients with ASA class 3 or higher undergoing general anesthesia. FiO2 adjustments to 0.5 started at T0 with arterial blood gas analysis (ABGA) every 30-minutes. Patients were randomized into Group O (ORi monitoring) and Group N (pulse oximetry). In Group O, FiO2 was reduced if ORi > 0.05; unchanged if ORi was 0-0.05. Group N decreased FiO2 if SpO2 was 100%, unchanged if SpO2 was < 99%, and increased FiO2 by 0.05 until SpO2 reached 95% or above. 54 participants were randomized, and 51 analyzed. Group O demonstrated a significantly higher percentage of normoxemia (80 ≤ PaO2 < 120 mmHg) (64.4% vs. 40.4%, P = 0.002) across 181 ABGAs. Although baseline PaO2 (T1) values were comparable within moderate hyperoxemia, at T2, only Group O achieved normoxemia, with consistently lower PaO2 values at T2, T3, and T4 compared to Group N. ORi values in Group O consistently trended lower from T1 to T4. The positive correlation between PaO2 and ORi was reaffirmed, establishing cut-off values for PaO2 ≥ 120mmHg and ≥ 150mmHg at 0.06 and 0.22, respectively. Simultaneous ORi and pulse oximetry reduce intraoperative hyperoxemia through safe and meticulous protocol adherence in patients.