In Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and No Hypoxemia, Does Oxygen Therapy Improve Outcomes Compared With No Supplemental Oxygen?

Postoperative Hypoxemia and Oxygen Need in Bakers Compared with Cigarette and Water Pipe Smokers

Background: Hypoxemia is a frequent complication after general anesthesia. It usually takes longer to recover in individuals with respiratory problems. Bakers may suffer from respiratory problems such as asthma. The objective of this study was to compare the occurrence of hypoxemia and duration of supplemental oxygen administration during recovery from general anesthesia in bakers and smokers. ...

Oxygen therapy-use and abuse in acute myocardial infarction patients.

In August 2008, an article was published in Heart entitled, "The Routine Use of Oxygen in the Treatment of Myocardial Infarction." This article stimulated me to opine on this topic, which has been an interest of mine for many years.

Oxygen Therapy in Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction.

BACKGROUND The clinical effect of routine oxygen therapy in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction who do not have hypoxemia at baseline is uncertain. METHODS In this registry-based randomized clinical trial, we used nationwide Swedish registries for patient enrollment and data collection. Patients with suspected myocardial infarction and an oxygen saturation of 90% or higher wer...

Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction.

BACKGROUND Oxygen (O₂) is widely used in people with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) although it has been suggested it may do more harm than good. Previous systematic reviews have concluded that there was insufficient evidence to know whether oxygen reduced, increased or had no effect on heart ischaemia or infarct size, as did our original Cochrane review on this topic in 2010. The wide disse...

Haemodynamic Effects of Oxygen in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction.