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Hyperoxia post cardiac arrest: experience of a UK ICU

Authors: L Tameem, K Rooney, S Deep, M Thomas

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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A recent US multicentre study demonstrated an increased mortality in intensive care patients exposed to high arterial oxygen levels following return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after cardiac arrest [1]. We attempted to ascertain the incidence of hyperoxia and associated mortality in a similar cohort of patients in the UK. …
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Metadata
Title
Hyperoxia post cardiac arrest: experience of a UK ICU
Authors
L Tameem
K Rooney
S Deep
M Thomas
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9724

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