[Articles] Mortality and morbidity in acutely ill adults treated with liberal versus conservative oxygen therapy (IOTA): a systematic review and meta-analysis

In acutely ill adults, high-quality evidence shows that liberal oxygen therapy increases mortality without improving other patient-important outcomes. Supplemental oxygen might become unfavourable above an SpO2 range of 94 –96%. These results support the conservative administration of oxygen therapy.

Source: LANCET - April 27, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Derek K Chu, Lisa H-Y Kim, Paul J Young, Nima Zamiri, Saleh A Almenawer, Roman Jaeschke, Wojciech Szczeklik, Holger J Sch ünemann, John D Neary, Waleed Alhazzani Tags: Articles Source Type: research