Articles Tagged With: oxygen
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Uptick in Surgical Fires Prompts Concern, Requires Action
A recent report on operating room fire safety warns that the risk of flash fires is a growing concern as hospitals see more use of high-tech and high-temperature devices in oxygen-rich settings.
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TJC: Surgical Fires Remain a Serious Threat to Safety
Despite attention in recent years, surgical fires continue to pose a serious threat to patients and staff, according to a recent Sentinel Event Alert from The Joint Commission.
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Supplemental Oxygen Therapy for Category II Fetal Heart Rate Tracings
This study demonstrated a statistically significant change in the use of supplemental oxygen therapy in women with category II fetal heart rate tracings in the absence of maternal hypoxia pre- and post-intervention, with no significant change in maternal or perinatal outcomes.
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Regarding Exercise Capacity Past Age 75 Years, What Is Normal?
A group of researchers delivered results that could help inform clinicians about the expected exercise test performance of older patients.
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Attitudes Toward Hyperoxemia and Oxygen Therapy Among Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, and Physicians
Critical care clinicians, such as nurses, respiratory therapists, and physicians, have varying opinions regarding oxygen therapy and hyperoxia. Interdisciplinary education addressing current evidence of oxygen therapy and the potentially harmful effects of oxygen is warranted.
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Routine Ethics Consults Helpful if ECMO Is Considered
When a patient is placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), usually emergently, families have begun to face the gravity of the situation. Suddenly, ECMO offers new hope. Even though the primary team explains ECMO will be a time-limited trial and a bridge to recovery, transplant, or device, many families remain focused only on the possibility of hope.
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Heated High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy and Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Adequate oxygenation is a priority in all acutely ill emergency department patients. Oxygen may be delivered through a variety of devices, including low-flow systems or high-flow systems.
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Do We Really Know the Optimal Oxygen Target in Patients with ARDS?
In the LOCO2 study, a conservative oxygen strategy with SpO2 goals of 88% to 92% was not shown to improve mortality over a liberal oxygen strategy as hypothesized, but rather was found to have a worrisome signal of increased mortality and increased mesenteric ischemia.
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Dexamethasone for COVID-19 Inpatients Requiring Oxygen
Dexamethasone administration is associated with reduced 28-day mortality in oxygen-requiring COVID-19 patients, including those receiving mechanical ventilation.
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Assessing and Treating Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease frequently seek care for acute exacerbations, which are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Therefore, it is crucial for physicians to understand how to assess and treat these patients appropriately.