underoxygenate
verbEtymology From under- + oxygenate.
1
To oxygenate insufficiently.
- If an attempt is made to use a low-flow oxygen device when a patient is in a labile period, the respiratory therapist will be unable to accurately adjust the oxygen flow to compensate for rapid changes in breathing pattern and may either overoxygenate or underoxygenate the patient.1991 May, Jonathon W Gietzen, “Blood Gas Corner #29—A Case of Oxygen-Induced Hypoventilation”, in Respiratory Care, volume 36, number 5, American Association for Respiratory Care, →ISSN, page 433:
- Related terms
- overoxygenated, overoxygenation