Title: Oxygen-ICU<br/>Author: Mike Winters<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/141/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
<strong><u>Oxygen-ICU Trial</u></strong></p>
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Recent observational trials have demonstrated an association between hyperoxia and worse outcomes in select critically ill patient populations.</li>
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The Oxygen-ICU Trial was just published online in <em>JAMA</em>, and was an RCT to assess whether a conservative protocol for oxygen supplementation could improve outcomes in critically ill ICU patients compared with usual care.</li>
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A total of 236 patients were randomized to the conservative oxgyen group (PaO2 target 70-100 mm Hg, SpO2 94-98%), whereas 244 were randomized to the usual care group (PaO2 up to 150 mm Hg, SpO2 97-100%).</li>
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The results demonstrated that ICU mortality <u>was lower</u> in patients treated witih a <u>conservative oxygen strategy</u>, with an absolute risk reduction of 8.6%.</li>
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<strong>Take Home Point: Be careful with the tiration of oxygen therapy and avoid hyperoxia in many of your critically ill patients.</strong></li>
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Girardis M, et al. Effect of conservative vs conventional oxygen therapy on mortality among patients in an intensive care unit. The Oxygen-ICU randomized trial. <em>JAMA </em>2016. [epub ahead of print]</p>
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