Intensive care doctors' preferences for arterial oxygen tension levels in mechanically ventilated patients.
Olav Lilleholt SchjørringAnne Pernille Toft-PetersenKathrine Hoffmann KuskPaul R MounceyErik Elgaard SørensenP BerezowiczMorten Heiberg BestleHans-Henrik BülowH BundgaardS ChristensenS A IversenI Kirkeby-GarstadK B KrarupM KruseJon Henrik LaakeL LiboriussenR L LaebelM OkkonenLone Musaeus PoulsenLene RussellFredrik SjövallK SundeE SøreideT WaldauA R WalliAnders PernerJorn WetterslevBodil Steen RasmussenPublished in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2018)
Intensive care unit doctors preferred PaO2 to SaO2 in monitoring oxygen treatment when peripheral oxygen saturation was not included in the question. The identification of PaO2 as the preferred target and the thorough clarification of preferences are important when ascertaining optimal oxygenation targets. In particular when designing future clinical trials of higher vs lower oxygenation targets in ICU patients.