title: Emergency oxygen delivery in adults 1: updating nursing practice.
abstract: The first in this two-part unit discusses new British Thoracic Society guidance on using emergency oxygen in adults. This is the first national guidance on this area and the implications for possible changes to practice are highlighted here. This part outlines the philosophy behind the guideline, the differences between hypoxaemic and hypercapnic patients and essential assessments for critically ill patients who need emergency oxygen. It also discusses using this therapy for patients with lung cancer in acute situations.
authors.affiliation: St Mary's Hospital, London, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Sheree M S
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Sian B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duggan-Brennan
authors.forename: Kathryn E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Powrie
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haffenden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015982:Bias; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004630:Emergencies / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000175:diagnosis; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010092:Oximetry / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen