Sebastien Jochmans, Ly-Van Phach Vong, Nathalie Rolin, Oumar Sy, Jonathan Chelly, Olivier Ellrodt, Jean-Emmanuel Alphonsine, Jean Serbource-Goguel, Razach Idriss Abdallah, Claire-Marie Weyer, Mehran Monchi, Christophe Vinsonneau
BACKGROUND: Current clinical practice guidelines promote a goal-directed approach for oxygen delivery with respect to SpO₂ objectives. We evaluated the efficiency of a strategy based on goal-directed O₂ delivery in the ICU. METHODS: A group of 30 patients (Group 1) with a proven history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease suffering from acute hypercarbic exacerbation was compared to 2 other groups of patients admitted for acute respiratory failure with no history of pulmonary disease: 30 patients requiring oxygen supply and/or non-invasive ventilation (Group 2) and 30 requiring invasive ventilation (Group 3)...
2016: Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy