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ArticleBMC anesthesiology2022

Practice of oxygen use in anesthesiology - a survey of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care.

Martin Scharffenberg, Thomas Weiss, Jakob Wittenstein, Katharina Krenn, Magdalena Fleming, Peter Biro, Stefan De Hert, Jan F A Hendrickx, Daniela Ionescu, Marcelo Gama de Abreu and 1 more

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Article in BMC anesthesiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 8 institutions in 6 countries.

Martin ScharffenbergDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary Engineering Group, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Thomas WeissDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary Engineering Group, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Jakob WittensteinDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary Engineering Group, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Katharina KrennDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary Engineering Group, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Magdalena FlemingDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary Engineering Group, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Peter BiroInstitute of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Stefan De HertDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Ghent University Hospital - Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Jan F A HendrickxDepartment of Anesthesiology, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium.
Daniela IonescuDepartment of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, and Clinical Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Regional Institute for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Marcelo Gama de AbreuDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary Engineering Group, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany. gamadem@ccf.org.
European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
TU Dresden · DECentral Clinical Hospital · PLGhent University Hospital · BEIuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROMedical University of Vienna · ATUniversitair Ziekenhuis Leuven · BEUniversity Hospital Carl Gustav Carus · DEUniversity Hospital of Zurich · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOxygen is one of the most commonly used drugs by anesthesiologists. The World Health Organization (WHO) gave recommendations regarding perioperative oxygen administration, but the practice of oxygen use in anesthesia, critical emergency, and intensive care medicine remains unclear.

methodsWe conducted an online survey among members of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC). The questionnaire consisted of 46 queries appraising the perioperative period, emergency medicine and in the intensive care, knowledge about current recommendations by the WHO, oxygen toxicity, and devices for supplemental oxygen therapy.

resultsSeven hundred ninety-eight ESAIC members (2.1% of all ESAIC members) completed the survey. Most respondents were board-certified and worked in hospitals with > 500 beds. The majority affirmed that they do not use specific protocols for oxygen administration. WHO recommendations are unknown to 42% of respondents, known but not followed by 14%, and known and followed by 24% of them. Respondents prefer inspiratory oxygen fraction (FiO

conclusionsThe current practice of perioperative oxygen therapy among respondents does not follow WHO recommendations or current evidence, and access to postoperative monitoring devices impairs the individualization of oxygen therapy. Further research and additional teaching about use of oxygen are necessary.

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AnesthesiaAnesthesiologyCritical CareHumansOxygenSurveys and QuestionnairesOxygenCritical emergency medicineInspiratory fraction of oxygenIntensive care medicineOxygen therapyOxygen toxicityPatient safetyPerioperative careSupplemental oxygenWHO guidelines on surgical site infection prevention

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PMID36376798
PMCPMC9660141
OpenAlexW4309010646

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