How Should Oxygen Supplementation Be Guided by Pulse Oximetry in Children: Do We Know the Level?

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Ross Langley¹ 

关键词: oxygen;    lower respiratory tract infection;    oxygen saturation;    hypoxia;    hypoxemia;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2016.00138

学科分类：儿科学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Supplemental oxygen is one of the most commonly prescribed therapies to children in hospital, but one of the least studied therapeutics. This review considers oxygen from a range of perspectives; discovery and early use; estimation of oxygenation in the human body—both clinically and by medical device; the effects of illness on oxygen utilization; the cellular consequences of low oxygen; and finally, how clinical studies currently inform our approach to targeting supplementing oxygen in those with lower than normal oxygen saturation.

【 授权许可】

CC BY