Anesthesia implications of waterpipe use

作者：Kesner Kimberly L; Ramaiah Vijay K; Hemmer Laura B^*; Koht Antoun

来源：Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 2012, 24(2): 137-140.

DOI：10.1016/j.jclinane.2011.05.005

• Carbon monoxide poisoning
• Carboxyhemoglobin
• Hypoxemia
• Tobacco use
• Waterpipe

The waterpipe is an ancient Middle Eastern tobacco delivery system, which is also known as hookah, shisha, or narghile, and it is gaining widespread use. Waterpipes are often perceived as less dangerous than cigarettes. The amount of smoke inhaled in a waterpipe session may equal that produced by more than 100 cigarettes with high nicotine, carbon monoxide, and carcinogen intake. A case of significantly elevated intraoperative carboxyhemoglobin level and decreased oxyhemoglobin saturation in a patient with recent waterpipe use is presented.

• 出版日期2012-3
• 单位西北大学