[The hypoxia tolerance of children with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis in surgical procedures].

OBJECTIVE

To investigate hypoxia tolerance of children with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis with the spread of trachea in surgical procedures without ventilation via endotracheal tube intermittently under general anesthesia.

METHODS

Forty children with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis were enrolled in the observation. The duration of SpO2 from 100% to the points of 99%, 95%, 90%, 85%, the heart rate in each time point above. PaO2, PaCO2, pH valve when SpO2 was 85%, the duration of SpO2 back to 100% were recorded respectively.

RESULTS

Duration of SpO2 from 100% down to 99%, 95%, 90%, 85% was (168.4 +/- 58.3)s, (204.6 +/- 56.4)s, (224.8 +/- 58.9)s, (239.9 +/- 60.6)s, respectively. Heart rate was (121.6 +/- 14. 6)bpm, (123.3 +/- 15.1) bpm, (124.1 +/- 14.8)bpm, (125.0 +/- 15.1)bpm, respectively. When SpO2 was 85%, pH value was 7.22 +/- 0.05, PCO2 was (69 +/- 8.7)mmHg, PO2 was (52 +/- 7.9)mmHg. Duration of SpO2 up to 100% was (28.6 +/- 2.5)s; When SpO2 back to 100%, pH value was 7.40 +/- 0.02, PCO2 was (40.5 +/- 2.0)mmHg, PO2 was (358 +/- 104.3)mmHg.

CONCLUSIONS

Intermittent apnea during the surgical procedures in RRP children with distal spread of papillomas was safe, hypercapnia and hypoxia caused by the apnea can be corrected soon after the re-ventilation. Duration of apnea should be controlled within 3--5 minutes in each apnea-reoxygenation cycle.