Automated Oxygen Delivery in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Despite its' proven benefits, oxygen therapy may be complicated with potential adverse events such as hypoxemia or hyperoxia-driven hypercapnia. Automated oxygen delivery systems may aid in avoiding these complications. The scope of the present study is to test the efficacy and safety of a new automated oxygen delivery device.

Methods

This study included 23 patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) hospitalized in the Respiratory Medicine Department of the University Hospital of Larissa. Both patients with purely hypoxemic or hypercapnic ARF were included. Automated oxygen administration was performed with Digital Oxygen Therapy, a new closed-loop system designed to automatically adjust oxygen flow according to target oxygen saturation (S

SUBMITTER: Malli F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6377968 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature