High flow or titrated oxygen for obese medical inpatients: a randomised crossover trial

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High flow or titrated oxygen for obese medical inpatients: a randomised crossover trial

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University of Otago

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Description

To compare the effects on transcutaneous carbon dioxide tension (Ptco2) of high concentration and titrated oxygen therapy in medical inpatients with morbid obesity who were not selected for a pre-existing diagnosis of obesity hypoventilation syndrome. A randomised, crossover trial undertaken between February and September 2015. Internal medicine service, Wellington Regional Hospital, New Zealand. 22 adult inpatients, aged 16 years or more, with a body mass index exceeding 40 kg/m . Participan...

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Article

Date created

2017-11-20

Creator

Pilcher, Janine / Richards, Michael / Eastlake, Leonie / McKinstry, Steven J / Bardsley, George / Jefferies, Sarah / Braithwaite, Irene / Weatherall, Mark / Beasley, Richard

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/26965

Related subjects

Adult / Aged / Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous / Cross-Over Studies / Female / Hospitalization / Humans / Hypercapnia - etiology / Hypoxia - complications / Hypoxia - therapy / Male / Middle Aged / Obesity, Morbid - complications / Oxygen Inhalation Therapy - adverse effects / Oxygen Inhalation Therapy - methods

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