Practice of oxygen use in anesthesiology - a survey of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oxygen is one of the most commonly used drugs by anesthesiologists. The World Health Organization (WHO) gave recommendations regarding perioperative oxygen administration, but the practice of oxygen use in anesthesia, critical emergency, and intensive care medicine remains unclear.

Methods

We conducted an online survey among members of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC). The questionnaire consisted of 46 queries appraising the perioperative period, emergency medicine and in the intensive care, knowledge about current recommendations by the WHO, oxygen toxicity, and devices for supplemental oxygen therapy.

Results

Seven hundred ninety-eight ESAIC members (2.1% of all ESAIC members) completed the survey. Most respondents were b

SUBMITTER: Scharffenberg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9660141 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature