The effects of high perioperative inspiratory oxygen fraction for adult surgical patients

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2015, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Wetterslev, Jørn ^a   Meyhoff, Christian S ^b   Jørgensen, Lars N ^b   Gluud, Christian ^a   Lindschou, Jane ^a   Rasmussen, Lars S ^b  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ALL CAUSE MORTALITY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTION OF INSPIRED OXYGEN; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ANESTHESIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SELECTION BIAS; SURGERY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SELECTION BIAS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84957792524     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008884.pub2     Document Type: Review

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