title: [The use of oxygen as therapy in a general hospital].
abstract: A prospective study of the therapeutic use of oxygen in a general hospital was carried out. 120 patients who received oxygen during the first 24 hours of their admission were included. Oxygen was prescribed continually for 113 patients (94%). This was administered with a Venturi mask in 116 patients (97%). Medium FiO2 prescribed initially was of 0.29 (SD = 0.04). Basal arterial blood gas measurement was performed on 101 patients (84%). PaO2 was equal to or lower than 60 mmHg in 69 (68%). Arterial blood gas measurement control was carried out in 51 patients (42.5%). Of the patients with basal PaO2 lower or equal to 60 mmHg, 44 (64%) were submitted to posterior control measurement. 32 of the latter group showed PaO2 higher than 60 mmHg. We observed important deficiencies: increased prescription in patients with PaO2 greater than 60 mmHg; the frequent noncontrol of arterial blood gas measurement; the lack of correction of FiO2 when the initial application of O2 did not increase the PaO2 higher than 60 mmHg.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Neumología, Hospital Xeral de Vigo, Pontevedra.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bandrés Gimeno
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barros Tizón
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Lorenzo Masid
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barreiro Barreiro
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Díaz Pedreira
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suárez Rodríguez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Piñeiro Amigo
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010313:Partial Pressure; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Utilización del oxígeno como terapéutica en un hospital general.