SGEM#243 - Posted by admin - February 02, 2019
"CLINICAL QUESTION: IS LIBERAL OXYGEN THERAPY VS. CONSERVATIVE OXYGEN THERAPY FOR ACUTELY ILL ADULTS EFFECTIVE AND SAFE?
A LIBERAL OXYGEN STRATEGY INCREASED THE RISK OF DEATH COMPARED WITH A CONSERVATIVE STRATEGY IN HOSPITAL, AT 30-DAYS, AND AT LONGEST REPORTED FOLLOW-UP.
SGEM BOTTOM LINE: THE GOAL OF OXYGEN THERAPY SHOULD NOT USUALLY BE 100% IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS BUT RATHER AIM FOR THE MID 90’S%."