Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Randomized controlled trial of high concentration oxygen in suspected community-acquired pneumonia.
To determine whether high concentration oxygen increases the PaCO(2) in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. ⋯ We conclude that high concentration oxygen therapy increases the PtCO(2) in patients presenting with suspected community-acquired pneumonia. This suggests that the potential increase in PaCO(2) with high concentration oxygen therapy is not limited to COPD, but may also occur in other respiratory disorders with abnormal gas exchange.