Advances in the treatment of oxygenation disturbances

Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 1989 Dec;1(4):659-67.

Abstract

The treatment of oxygen transport parameters centers on improving any aspect of oxygen delivery that is threatened. The most important improvements center on improving cardiac output and oxygen carrying capacity, primarily through improving hemoglobin levels, and to a smaller extent, PaO2/SaO2 values. This article reviewed the highlights for improving the key components of oxygen transport while providing examples to aid clinical application.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blood Gas Analysis
  • Cardiac Output
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oxygen / physiology*
  • Oxygen Consumption / physiology
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration
  • Respiration Disorders / blood
  • Respiration Disorders / physiopathology*
  • Respiration Disorders / therapy

Substances

  • Oxygen