SciELO

Sleep-disordered breathing in patients with COPD and mild hypoxemia: prevalence and predictive variables

Objective: To infer the prevalence and variables predictive of isolated nocturnal hypoxemia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with COPD and mild hypoxemia. Methods: This was a ...
Healio

Hypoxemia in REM sleep, cerebrovascular changes linked to memory issues in older adults

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Reduced oxygen during REM sleep may lead to white matter damage in the brain. The researchers said the results ...
Medscape

Episodes of Hypoxemia Rare During Early Care of Patients With Trauma

Only 5% of patients with trauma experienced significant hypoxemia within the first 8 hours of care, with no difference observed between restrictive and liberal oxygen strategies. This substudy of the ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Incidence and Management of Early Postoperative Hypoxemia after Abdominal Surgery at Teaching Hospital ()

1 Department of Surgery and Specialties, Higher Institute of Medical Technology, Yaounde, Cameroon. 2 Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, ...
MedPage Today

Burdensome Therapy for Severe Hypoxemia in COPD Patients Is Overkill, Trial Says

The decades-long practice of prescribing long-term oxygen for 24 hours a day to patients with severe hypoxemia from chronic lung diseases appears unnecessary, according to findings from a randomized ...
News Medical

Noninvasive ventilation halves hypoxemia risk in emergency intubations: PREOXI trial findings

In current clinical care, most critically ill adults undergoing emergency tracheal intubation receive preoxygenation through an oxygen mask. Administering supplemental oxygen to patients prior to the ...
MedPage Today

Preoxygenation With Noninvasive Ventilation Led to Less Hypoxemia During Intubation

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National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Federal Government, Clinicians, Employers, and Others Should Adopt New Definition for Long COVID to Aid in Consistent Diagnosis, Documentation, and Treatment

WASHINGTON — A new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report says the federal government, state and local authorities, clinicians, medical societies and organizations, public ...
BMJ

Prevalence and phenotypic trajectories of hypoxaemia among hospitalised adults in Kenya: a single-centre, prospective cohort study

Objective Global medical oxygen security is limited by knowledge gaps in hypoxaemia burden and oxygen access in low-income and middle-income countries. We examined the prevalence and phenotypic ...
USA Today

What does 'OP' mean? There's two definitions for the slang. Here's how to use it correctly.

Whether you're texting, DM'ing or using social media, there is a whole library of abbreviations and slang at your fingertips. These internet terms help shorten conversation. While they may be quick ...
Healthline

An Overview of Hypoxemia

When you have low blood oxygen levels, you can experience shortness of breath and confusion. Hypoxemia is a serious health condition that requires urgent medical care. Hypoxemia is when you have low ...