SGEM#192: Sometimes, All You Need is the Air that You Breathe

Ensaios extraídos do podcast de Dr. Ken Milne

• 2017DETO2X-AMICoronary & InterventionIn 6629 patients with suspected myocardial infarction and no hypoxaemia, supplemental oxygen did not reduce 1-year all-cause death compared with ambient air.
• 2015AVOIDCoronary & InterventionIn 441 patients with STEMI and oxygen saturation >=94%, supplemental oxygen did not reduce infarct size but increased myocardial injury compared with ambient air.
• 2016Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarctionCoronary & InterventionIn 1173 patients with suspected or confirmed acute myocardial infarction, inhaled oxygen did not reduce all-cause mortality compared with room air.
• 2009Routine use of oxygen in the treatment of myocardial infarctionCoronary & InterventionIn 250 patients with myocardial infarction in two trials, high-flow oxygen showed a non-significant excess of death and larger infarcts than room air.