What’s new in oxygen therapy?

Rapid Survey of Wasting and Stunting in Children: Whats New, Whats Old and Whats the Buzz?

Nationwide Rapid Survey on Children (RSoC), conducted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development and UNICEF in 2013-14 showed a marked improvement in the status of the child malnutrition over the third National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) that was conducted in 2005-06. Despite some impressive gains in the anthropometric indicators of malnutrition, the absolute levels remain high, and of c...

Ask the expert - New developments in long-term oxygen therapy and ambulatory oxygen

1. One of the areas that remains uncertain is the maximum inspiratory oxygen fraction (FI,O2) that should be made available to patients on long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) at home who require high levels of oxygen, e.g. end-stage interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients. In the situation of increasing breathlessness, but with a limited evidence base, what is your recommendation? Although ambulat...

Evaluation of adherence to oxygen therapy standards before, during and after oxygen hood administration

Background and Purpose: Oxygen therapy is one of the common treatments for neonates with cardiopulmonary disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate adherence to oxygen therapy standards by nurses before, during and after using oxygen hood. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 250 cases of nursing care were evaluated before, during and after administration of oxygen hood therapy in pre...

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the risks of oxygen therapy

although delivering of oxygen to patients seems to be easy, but this procedure can include some risks. in this article, we try to show you how this procedure can perform in a safe manner.   have you ever worked in a medical-surgical ward, or emergency department, or also in intensive care unit?   perhaps you ever have the care of patients who have need for supplemental oxygen. oxygen therapy is...