1.Aged patients may be hypoxemic during normal spontaneous ventilation postoperatively because of the mechanical changes of the aged lung and chest wall.
老年于肺和胸壁机械功能的改变术后一般主呼吸会发生低氧血症。
2.As these patient are often hypoxemic and acidotic, respiratory alkalosis can be induced as a temporizing measure, until the drug of choice sodium bicarbonate (Class IIa) can be used.