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SUBMITTER: Barbateskovic M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6880382 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barbateskovic Marija M Schjørring Olav L OL Russo Krauss Sara S Jakobsen Janus C JC Meyhoff Christian S CS Dahl Rikke M RM Rasmussen Bodil S BS Perner Anders A Wetterslev Jørn J
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20191127 11
<h4>Background</h4>The mainstay treatment for hypoxaemia is oxygen therapy, which is given to the vast majority of adults admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). The practice of oxygen administration has been liberal, which may result in hyperoxaemia. Some studies have indicated an association between hyperoxaemia and mortality, whilst other studies have not. The ideal target for supplemental oxygen for adults admitted to the ICU is uncertain. Despite a lack of robust evidence of effectivenes ...[more]