Why the study?
Does supplemental oxygen therapy prevent hypoxemia in patients in the early postoperative period in the PACU?
Population
Patients in the early postoperative period in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) after peripheral surgery
Comparison
Supplemental oxygen therapy vs Room air / no supplemental oxygen
Design
Editorial
Authors
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This letter argues for the systematic administration of supplemental oxygen to all patients in the early postoperative period to prevent hypoxemia.
Does supplemental oxygen therapy prevent hypoxemia in patients in the early postoperative period in the PACU?
This letter argues for the systematic administration of supplemental oxygen to all patients in the early postoperative period to prevent hypoxemia.
Jaume Canet (1995) studied this question.
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