Oxygen

A 60 mm Hg vs. 90 mm Hg oxygenation target helped adult ICU patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxemia spend more days alive without life support, according to results published in JAMA.

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Use of a conservative vs. liberal oxygenation saturation target reduced time spent on organ support or death at 30 days in ventilated pediatric ICU patients, according to study results published in The Lancet.

The FDA granted 510(k) clearance to the Bonhawa High Flow Oxygen Therapy system for patients with respiratory insufficiency, according to a manufacturer-issued press release.

NEW ORLEANS — An investigational device that measures ocular oxygen saturation may help detect disease earlier and potentially preserve sight, according to a presenter at the Academy ’23 Innovations in Vision and Eye Care program.

Pulse oximeters more frequently overestimated arterial oxygen saturation among Black patients hospitalized with COVID-19 compared with white patients, leading to delayed COVID-19 therapy, a recent study found.

Among adults aged 50 years and older, those with COPD experienced social isolation and loneliness more frequently than those without COPD, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

GE HealthCare announced a recall of arterial oxygen saturation sensors due to a malfunction that may reduce the amount of energy sent to the heart during defibrillation without notification to the care provider.

Researchers identified thresholds for low oxygen delivery leading to acute kidney injury during cardiac surgery that were lower than previously reported.

Wearing a KF80 mask while exercising and performing daily activities did not impact oxygenation and hemodynamic factors in adults with mild to moderate COPD, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.