Occurrence of Hypoxemia the First Day After Trauma Assessed by Continuous Pulse Oximetry
Main finding · Incidence of hypoxemic episodes (per 100 participant-hours)Result — go to the resultIncidence rate ratio 1.01 95% CI 0.73–1.4Authors' conclusion
On average, 5.1 clinically relevant hypoxemic episodes occurred per 100 participant-hours of continuous SpO2 monitoring during the first 24 h of hospitalization following trauma. The study found similar incidence rates of clinically relevant hypoxemic episodes at daytime and nighttime.
Study context
- Population
- Adult trauma patients admitted through the trauma centre at Rigshospitalet, Denmark, February–August 2024155 analysed
- Participants
- 165 patients
- Exposure
- Daytime vs nighttime
- Outcome
- Clinically relevant hypoxemic episodes (SpO2 < 90% for > 5 min), daytime vs nighttime
- Follow-up
- First 24 h
Methodological detailssingle-centre, continuous pulse oximetry
- Single-centre
- Continuous pulse oximetry
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Incidence of hypoxemic episodes (per 100 participant-hours)
Incidence rate ratio
1.01
95% CI 0.73–1.4
P = 0.95
By group
Daytime vs Nighttime
IRR 1.01 (95% CI 0.73–1.4); P = 0.95
- Total episodes recorded
- 146
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Cumulative hypoxemia duration, prolonged hypoxemic episodes, hospital locations
- No differences between daytime and nighttime
Original publication
Occurrence of Hypoxemia the First Day After Trauma Assessed by Continuous Pulse Oximetry. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 16 March 2026. doi:10.
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