Is the Liberal Use of Oxygen Associated With Worse Outcomes Among Critically Ill Patients?

Ann Emerg Med. 2019 Feb;73(2):180-182. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.07.018. Epub 2018 Sep 8.

Authors

Michael Gottlieb¹, Corey Goldstein¹, Edward J Ward¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.

PMID: 30205922
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.07.018

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Critical Care*
Critical Illness / mortality
Critical Illness / therapy*
Hospital Mortality / trends*
Humans
Oximetry
Oxygen / blood
Oxygen / therapeutic use*
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / statistics & numerical data*
Prognosis
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Substances

Oxygen