Episode 31 - Hyperoxygenation - Too Much of a Good Thing??
b'Too much of a good thing can always end up being bad. On this episode, Dr. Patrick summarizes the ever increasing evidence that not only does supplemental oxygen not help in patients with reasonable O2 saturations, it likely is harmful in many commonly encountered disease states. Join us for some first-class mythbusting.\\n\\nReferences: \\n1.\\thttps://dundeechest.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/why-do-copd-patients-retain-co2-when-given-too-much-oxygen/\\n\\n2.\\tChu DK et al. Mortality and Morbidity in Acutely Ill Adults Treated with Liberal Versus Conservative Oxygen Therapy (IOTA): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Lancet 2018.'