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A Re-evaluation of Oxygen Therapy and Hyperoxemia in Critical Care

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Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2014

Part of the book series: Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((AUICEM,volume 2014))

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Oxygen therapy is universally administered to acutely ill patients. Most of these patients require a higher than normal fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) in order to maintain an adequate arterial oxygen concentration (PaO2). Despite the ubiquitous use of oxygen therapy in critical care, relatively little is known about the benefits and risks associated with oxygen therapy in adult critical illness and the correct dosing of such therapy in different subgroups of acutely ill patients. In this chapter, we discuss the rationale for oxygen therapy, recent insights into the risks associated with hyperoxemia, and the imperative to re-evaluate our oxygen therapy practice and targets for critically ill patients.

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Suzuki, S., Eastwood, G.M., Bellomo, R. (2014). A Re-evaluation of Oxygen Therapy and Hyperoxemia in Critical Care. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2014. Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 2014. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03746-2_7

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