Higher versus lower inspiratory oxygen fraction or targets of arterial oxygenation for adult intensive care patients

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2017, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Barbateskovic, Marija ^a   Schjørring, Olav L ^a,b   Jakobsen, Janus C ^a,c   Meyhoff, Christian S ^d   Dahl, Rikke M ^d   Rasmussen, Bodil S ^a,b   Perner, Anders ^a   Wetterslev, Jørn ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c HOLBÆK HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85018340941     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012631     Document Type: Review

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