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AARC Clinical Practice Guideline
AARC Guideline : OXYGENTHERAPY FORADULTS IN THEACUTECAREFACILITY717 RESPIRATORYCARE JUNE2002 VOL47 NO6OT-AC PROCEDURE:The procedure addressed is the administration ofoxygen therapy in the acute care facility other thanwith mechanical ventilators and hyperbaric DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION: oxygen therapy is the administration of oxygen atconcentrations greater than that in ambient air withthe intent of treating or preventing the symptomsand manifestations of SETTING:This Guideline is confined to oxygen administra-tion in the acute care hypoxemia. Defined as a de-creased PaO2in the blood below normal < 60 torr or SaO2of < 90% in subjectsbreathing room air or with PaO2and/or SaO2below desirable range for specific Clinical acute care situation in which hypoxemiais suspected1,3-6substantiation of hypoxemia isrequired within an appropriate period of time fol-lowing initiation of trauma5, myocardial infarction1, therapy or surgical intervention(eg, post-anesthesia recovery5,8, hip surgery9,10)OT-AC CONTRAINDICATIONS:No specific contraindications to oxygen therapyexist when indications are judged to be PRECAUTIONS AND/OR POSSI-BLE PaO2 60 to
AARC GUIDELINE: OXYGEN THERAPY FOR ADULTS IN THE ACUTE CARE FACILITY 718 RESPIRATORY CARE •JUNE 2002 VOL 47 NO 6 10.1 Equipment 10.1.1 Low-flow systems deliver 100% (ie, FDO2 = 1.0) oxygen at flows that are
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