Author/Editor		Šifrer, Franc
Title		Zdravljenje s kisikom
Translated title		Oxygen therapy
Type		članek
Source		In: Bručan A, Gričar M, editors. Urgentna medicina: izbrana poglavja 5. Zbornik 6. mednarodni simpozij o urgentni medicini; 1999 jun 16-19; Portorož. Ljubljana: Slovensko združenje za urgentno medicino,
Publication year		1999
Volume		str. 131-33
Language		slo
Abstract		Oxygen therapy is directed to the reversal of hypoxemia and the correction and protection from tissue hypoxia. Supplemental oxygen therapy is appropriate in acute conditions when there is laboratory documentation of a Pa02 below 8 kPa or when the arterial saturation is below 90 percent. The dosage of oxygen prescribed should be such as to correct the hypoxemia. Oxygen transport in blood is determined by lung function, concentration and quality of hemoglobin and sufficient cardiac output. Adequate data for the efficacy of long term oxygen therapy exist only for COPD.
Descriptors		RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY ANOXEMIA