What Oxygenation Strategy Should We Use for COVID-19 Patients?

July 27, 2024 00:20:23
What Oxygenation Strategy Should We Use for COVID-19 Patients?
Critical Care Perspectives in Emergency Medicine
What Oxygenation Strategy Should We Use for COVID-19 Patients?

Jul 27 2024 | 00:20:23

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Show Notes

Patients with COVID-19 can require supplemental oxygen for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.  While international guidelines recommend a target SpO2 between 90-96%, a safe oxygenation strategy has not been identified.  In this podcast, we discuss the recently published HOT-COVID Trial, which compared a lower oxygenation strategy with a higher oxygenation strategy in adult ICU patients with COVID-19.

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