Patient
Diagnosis
Interventions
SaO2 [%] before treatment
Outcome

1 (74 y/f)
Goiter, large retrosternal, sternotomy
5 in 5 h
60
survived
2 (60 y/f)
Stenosis of the left internal carotid artery
20 in 10 d
90
survived
3 (71y/m)
Ruptured abd. aortic aneurysm
5 in 5 d
90
survived
4 (65 y/f)
Axillo-bifemoral bypass-infection
3 in 2 d
5O
survived
5 (63y/m)
Aspergilloma left lung, acute myeloic leucemia
1
70
dead
6 (60 y/f)
Lung contusion, polytrauma
6 in 3 d
65
survived
7 (77 y/f)
Acute abdominal pain, urosepsis, nephrectomy
1
85
survived

Düpree et al. Critical Care 1999 3(Suppl 1):P003   doi:10.1186/cc378