The search for optimal oxygen saturation targets in critically ill: Patients observational data from large ICU databases

• Main Authors: VAN DEN BOOM, Willem, HOY, Michael, SANKARAN, Jagadish, LIU, Mengru, CHAHED, Haroun, FENG, Mengling, SEE, Kay Choong
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
• Subjects: blood oxygen saturation; electronic medical records; hyperoxemia; ICU; oxygen therapy; pulse oximetry; Databases and Information Systems; Medicine and Health Sciences; Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/5318; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/6321/viewcontent/VanDenBoom_Chest_av_2019.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Background: Although low oxygen saturations are generally regarded as deleterious, recent studies in ICU patients have shown that a liberal oxygen strategy increases mortality. However, the optimal oxygen saturation target remains unclear. The goal of this study was to determine the optimal range by...