Search Tag: liberal oxygen strategy

2024 02 Sep

  Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is increasingly used for treating cardiogenic shock and refractory cardiac arrest but involves significant risks and resource demands. It improves blood flow and oxygen content but often results in arterial hyperoxaemia. Although hyperoxaemia can be managed by adjusting the ECMO circuit...Read more

2018 01 May

A new systematic review published in The Lancet shows there is such a thing as too much oxygen for acutely ill adults. Based on the findings, supplemental oxygen, when given liberally to these patients, increases the risk of death without improving other health outcomes. Researchers estimated one additional death for every 71 patients treated with...Read more