Effect of Low-Normal vs High-Normal Oxygenation Targets on Organ Dysfunction in Critically Ill Patients

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Oxygen is often liberally administered in the intensive care unit (ICU) to treat or prevent hypoxemia. For many years, oxygen was considered to have consistently favorable effects. However, an observational study using data from 1999 to 2006 showed a U-shaped relationship between Pao2 and mortality,1 opening a debate about optimal oxygenation targets in critically ill patients.

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