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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Main Authors: Anna S. M. Dobbe, Renate Stolmeijer, Jan C. ter Maaten, Jack J. M. Ligtenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-018-0169-2