Daniel R Frei, Richard Beasley, Douglas Campbell, Kate Leslie, Alan Merry, Matthew Moore, Paul S Myles, Laura Ruawai-Hamilton, Timothy G Short, Nokuthaba Sibanda, Paul J Young
The practice of anaesthetists relating to the administration of intraoperative oxygen has not been previously quantified in Australia and New Zealand. The optimal regimen of intraoperative oxygen administration to patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia is not known, and international recommendations for oxygen therapy are contradictory; the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend administering an intraoperative fraction of inspired oxygen of at least 0.8, while the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists, British Thoracic Society, and Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand recommend a more restrictive approach...
January 31, 2023: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care