Most patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) receive oxygen therapy as part of their emergency treatment, initiated by paramedics during transfer and before their first contact with a physician. Many therapies and interventions are not based on proven benefit, but on anecdotal evidence, expert opinion and tradition. This is especially true for oxygen therapy, which is usually not questioned and has been used for over 100 years. However, is it really harmless?Read this Cochrane editorial:
Oxygen therapy in acute myocardial infarction –good or bad? by Pascal Meier, Shah Ebrahim, Catherine M. Otto & Juan P. Casas
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Oxygen therapy in acute myocardial infarction – good or bad?
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