Harmful effects of early hyperoxaemia in patients admitted to general wards: an observational cohort study in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We evaluated the association between hyperoxaemia induced by a non-invasive oxygen supply for 3 days after emergency department (ED) arrival and the clinical outcomes at day 5 after ED arrival.

Design

Observational cohort study.

Setting and patients

Consecutive ED patients ≥16 years of age with available arterial blood gas analysis results who were admitted to our hospital were enrolled from January 2010 to December 2016.

Interventions

The highest (PaO_2MAX), average (PaO_2AVG) and median (PaO_2MED) PaO₂ (arterial oxygen pressure) values within 72 hours and the area under the curve divided by the time elapsed between ED admittance and the last PaO₂ result (AUC₇₂) were used to assess hyper

SUBMITTER: Jeong JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6224716 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature