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BTS guideline for emergency oxygen use in adult patients

Thorax · 2008 · Vol. 63(Supplement 6) · pp. vi1–vi68
B. Ronan O’DriscollLuke HowardAidan Davisonon behalf of the British Thoracic Society

Abstract

c Oxygen is a treatment for hypoxaemia, not breathlessness. (Oxygen has not been shown to have any effect on the sensation of breathlessness in non-hypoxaemic patients.)

Respiratory Support and MechanismsCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicinePulse oximetryCOPDOxygen saturationFraction of inspired oxygenGuidelineArterial bloodAnesthesiaMedical prescriptionOxygen therapy

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Acidosis, RespiratoryAdultHypoxiaBlood Gas AnalysisCarbon DioxideCardiovascular DiseasesCyanosisDyspneaEmergenciesHumansHypercapniaOximetryOxygen Inhalation TherapyRisk FactorsCritical Illness
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