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The potential harm of oxygen therapy in medical emergencies

In medical emergencies, supplemental oxygen is often administrated routinely. Most paramedics and physicians believe that high concentrations of oxygen are life-saving [1]. Over the last century, however, a plethora of studies point to possible detrimental effects of hyperoxia induced by supplementa...

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Autores principales: Cornet, Alexander D, Kooter, Albertus J, Peters, Mike JL, Smulders, Yvo M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3672526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23635028
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc12554