Automaticversusmanual oxygen administration in the emergency department
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Oxygen Administration in the Emergency Department: Choosing the Appropriate Dosage and the Technology
Oxygen (O2), like any drug, should be administered only when indicated, and at the appropriate dose. The indications for O2 administration are to relieve global or regional hypoxia and to provide therapeutic hyperoxia. In treating hypoxia, one must first rule out low inspired O2 concentrations (FIO2). The causes of hypoxia can then be categorized into hypoventilation, which responds to small in...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02552-2016