Emergency Medical Minute Podcast 672: Oxygen Things
May 18, 2021
02:50
Contributor: Aaron Lessen , MD
Educational Pearls:
- Patients on 10L or more of oxygen per minute in the ICU were randomized to oxygen goals of 90% or 96% to compare 90-day mortality rates
- Mortality rates were about 42% for both of oxygen target groups, indicating no significant difference
References
Schjørring OL, Klitgaard TL, Perner A, et al. Lower or Higher Oxygenation Targets for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure. N Engl J Med. 2021;384(14):1301-1311. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2032510
Summarized by John Spartz, MS3 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD
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