Titration of oxygen therapy in critically ill emergency department patients: a feasibility study
Abstract Background Liberal use of oxygen in an emergency situation is common. Today, most health care professionals do not adjust the amount of oxygen given when a saturation of 100% or a PaO2 which exceeds the normal range is reached- which may result in hyperoxia. There is increasing evidence for...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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Series: | BMC Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-018-0169-2 |