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What Causes Low Blood Oxygen Level Post Surgery?
my wife just had surgery and is on pain meds just took her oxygen level and its 78 while sleeping is this dangerous while she was awake it was 88 is this normal for post surgery she has been in hospital for 3 days and on oxygen and they released her this eve. saying it would be ok she is on blood thinning daily shots also just finished a round of torenal ? like advil and is presently on norco one to two tablets every 4 hours. heart beat was 105 and oxygen level 78 just took it again while she sleeping what should i do?
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
Hi,
Sometime post surgical lung atelectasis may cause low oxygen saturation though pulmonary embolism possibility or hospital acquired pneumonias should be ruled out with chest X-ray, EKG, echocardiogram as well as sepsis profile and D dimers.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin, General & Family Physician
Sometime post surgical lung atelectasis may cause low oxygen saturation though pulmonary embolism possibility or hospital acquired pneumonias should be ruled out with chest X-ray, EKG, echocardiogram as well as sepsis profile and D dimers.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin, General & Family Physician
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