Decreased Arterial Oxygenation During Sodium Nitoprusside Administration for Intraoperative Hypertension

Abstract

*Resident in Anesthesiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Present address: Division of Anesthesiology, USAF Medical Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433. Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107. †Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology. Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107. ‡Professor and Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology. Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107. Paper received: 12/29/75 Accepted for publication: 2/18/76