Oxygen for patients with STEMI: Who benefits? - Frankly Speaking EP 15
Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine
May 8, 201711m 19s
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Show Notes
Oxygen is frequently given to patients routinely during the initial treatment of a myocardial infarction, but there is a lack of data to support or refute this. A recent systematic review found no benefit in patients who did not have baseline hypoxia. Oxygen therapy continues to be indicated for those with hypoxia and needs to be used with caution in COPD patients with carbon dioxide retention.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the role of oxygen in the management of acute myocardial infarction
- Understand the potential for harm of unnecessary oxygen therapy