Should Stroke Victims Routinely Receive Supplemental Oxygen?
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Should stroke victims routinely receive supplemental oxygen? A quasi-randomized controlled trial.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We sought to test the hypothesis that breathing 100% oxygen for the first 24 hours after an acute stroke would not reduce mortality, impairment, or disability. METHODS Subjects admitted to the Central Hospital of Akershus, Norway, with stroke onset <24 hours before admittance were allocated to 2 groups by a quasi-randomized design using birth numbers. All patients with ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.30.10.2033