Effect of High Inspiratory Oxygen Fraction on Endothelial Dysfunction in Healthy Volunteers: A Randomized Controlled Cross-over Pilot Study

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  • Mikkel Hjordt Holm Larsen
  • Sara Ekeløf
  • Dunja Kokotovic
  • Anne Marie Voigt Schou-Pedersen
  • Lykkesfeldt, Jens
  • Ismael Gögenur
It has been suggested that high inspiratory oxygen concentrations during anesthesia may be associated with higher postoperative mortality due to endothelial dysfunction. A randomized controlled crossover study was conducted with 25 healthy male volunteers. They inhaled an oxygen concentration of 30% and 80%. The endothelial function was assessed using noninvasive digital pulse amplitude tonometry (EndoPAT) supported by endothelial biomarkers. The difference in endothelial function between the 2 treatments was 0.05 (95% confidence interval, −0.36 to 0.27; P = .77). Endothelial biomarkers were unaffected. Inhalation of a high oxygen fraction in healthy volunteers did not result in a significant reduction of endothelial function.
Original languageEnglish
JournalAnesthesia and Analgesia
Volume125
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)1793–1796
ISSN0003-2999
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

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