Implementing Oxygen Therapy in Medical Wards-A Scoping Review to Understand Health Services Protocols and Procedures.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Conventional oxygen therapy (COT) is the cornerstone of management for hypoxaemia associated with acute respiratory failure (ARF) in wards. COT implementation guidance is provided in local health guidance documents (LHGDs). This study aimed to identify ward-delivered adult COT implementation LHGDs in Australian health services and assess their content and accuracy. Methods: A scoping review was conducted on 1 May 2022 and updated on 19 December 2023 to identify public health services COT LHGDs. Data were extracted and analysed regarding COT initiation, monitoring, maintenance and weaning, and management of clinical deterioration. Results: Thirty-seven included LHGDs, and eleven referenced the Australian COT guidelines. A definition in the LHGDs f

SUBMITTER: Buchan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11432628 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature