In a study of mechanically ventilated emergency department (ED) patients, an oxygen titration guideline and educational intervention reduced severe hyperoxemia but increased hypoxemia, with no effect ...

Clinical question: What is the prevalence of, and what are the risk factors for, occult hypoxemia in ICU patients, and does that impact patient outcomes? Background: The finding of occult hypoxemia, i ...

In medicine, hypoxia is a condition in which the human body tissues are not oxygenated sufficiently to maintain adequate homeostasis, resulting from inadequate oxygen delivery to the tissues due to ...

A total of 54 infants with need for intensive care were monitored during the first days of life at the NICU of two different hospitals. Their recordings were collected in three different datasets. In ...

Definitions of hypoxaemia, hypoxia, type 1 respiratory failure and hyperoxaemia Definition of hypercapnia and type 2 respiratory failure Definition of acidosis (respiratory acidosis and metabolic ...