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. 2014 Jun;69(6):372–377. doi: 10.6061/clinics/2014(06)01

Table 6.

Desaturation episodes.

Group P Group K
Mild Moderate Severe Mild Moderate Severe
Before procedure 4 1 - 5 1 -
During induction - - 1 3 - 1
During laryngoscopy 1 - - 1 1 1
During bronchoscopy 1 1 - 1 - 1
Before extubation*) - - - - - 1
After extubation - - - - 1 1
Total during procedure 2 1 1 5 2 5

Values are expressed as the number of episodes.

*

: After decreasing remifentanil infusion to 0.05 µg/kg/min.