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Targeted oxygen therapy in the prehospital management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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  1. William M Ricketts
  1. Correspondence to Dr William M Ricketts, Research Registrar, Homerton University Hospital, Homerton Row, London E9 6SR, UK; wmricketts{at}hotmail.com

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Although guidelines recommend targeted oxygen therapy for patients with hypoxia and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), there is no strong evidence that this strategy is effective. In this study, Austin and colleagues perform the first randomised controlled trial, in the prehospital setting, of oxygen therapy titrated to target saturations in patients at risk of …

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