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Oxygen saturation during mechanical ventilation: is there an ideal target?

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May 04, 2023
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Among 2541 patients enrolled in a complicated pragmatic cluster-crossover design at a single academic center, there was no difference in any meaningful outcome (death, ventilator-free days, or severe complications) between patients randomized to an oxygen saturation target of 90%, 94%, or 98%.

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