Oxygen use in low-resource settings: An intervention still triggered by intuition

Oxygen use in low-resource settings: An intervention still triggered by intuition

Background: Although hypoxic patients attending low-resource hospitals have a high mortality, many are not given supplemental oxygen. If oximetry is not available, then the decision to provide oxygen must be based on other factors. Methods: The variables associated with the decision to provide suppl...

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Main Authors: Lucien Wasingya-Kasereka, Pauline Nabatanzi, Immaculate Nakitende, Joan Nabiryo, Teopista Namujwiga, John Kellett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Resuscitation Plus
Subjects:
Intuition
Supplemental oxygen
Emergency care
Acute medical care
Low resource settings
In-hospital mortality
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666520420300576

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