BMC pulmonary medicine
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BMC pulmonary medicine · Feb 2019
Meta AnalysisThe effect of hyperoxia on mortality in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta analysis.
Studies investigating the role of hyperoxia in critically ill patients have reported conflicting results. We did this analysis to reveal the effect of hyperoxia in the patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ Hyperoxia would lead to higher mortality in critically ill patients especially in the patients with cardiac arrest and ELS.