Effects of High-Flow Oxygen Application on Respiratory Parameters and Compilation After Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Operation

Abstract

Objective: We aimed to compare vital parameters, arterial blood gases, postoperative re- covery levels, and lung-related complications in patients with mask oxygen or high-flow nasal oxygen during the postoperative early period. Methods: This study included 60 patients over 18 years old with a risk score of the Amer- ican Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I–II–III planned for percutaneous nephrolithotomy surgery. Patients were separated randomly as high-flow oxygen group (group HF, n=30) and mask oxygen group (group mask, n=30). During surgery and after wake up and after posto- prative first hour O 2 treatment, arterial blood gases were evaluated. Heart rate, SpO 2, arte- rial blood pressure, and respiratory rate of two groups were compared in the postoperative early period. QoR-40 survey was used for postoperative recovery. Results: There was no statistical difference between groups in terms of demographic data. In arterial blood gas analysis at postoperative 1 h, SpO 2 levels were higher and PaO 2 and SaO2 increases were statistically significant in the high-flow group (p=0.01, p