Abstract
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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 137-140 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Anesthesia |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2012 |
Keywords
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Carboxyhemoglobin
- Hypoxemia
- Tobacco use
- Waterpipe
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine