Oxygen

Tocilizumab plus glucocorticoids is beneficial for patients with COVID-19 who require oxygen therapy, according to updated EULAR “points to consider” on the use of immunomodulatory therapies in SARS-CoV-2.

Transepithelial corneal cross-linking with supplemental oxygen achieved comparable corneal stromal demarcation line depth to that of conventional epi-off CXL and had a similar safety profile in a study.

Patients with COVID-19 who had decreased oxygen saturation or increased respiratory rate at hospital admission had a “markedly elevated” risk for mortality, according to researchers.

Wearing a mask does not affect oxygen saturation in patients with or without asthma, according to research presented at this year’s virtual American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting.

Although maternal oxygen supplementation during labor and delivery is common to prevent hypoxia and acidemia in the fetus, it may be unnecessary, according to research published in JAMA Pediatrics.

In this OSN Video Perspective from the virtual European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting, Theo Seiler Jr., MD, discusses his study and presentation investigating the role oxygen plays in corneal cross-linking.

Low-dose dexamethasone used as a treatment for COVID-19 reduced the risk for death by one-third in ventilated patients and also lowered risk in patients receiving oxygen, according to early results from the RECOVERY trial.

PARIS — Among patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes, new data from the NZOTACS trial show no difference in 30-day mortality for those treated with a high-oxygen protocol or a more conservative protocol that recommended limited oxygen.

PARIS — Oxygen-enhanced epithelium-on procedures have expanded the indications of corneal cross-linking and have brought important changes in the management of keratoconus, according to Miltos Balidis, MD, PhD. At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting, he speaks about the many advantages of this new approach.