1. An exploration of healthcare professionals’ knowledge and perceived barriers about acute oxygen therapy: a survey in a tertiary care hospital, Sudan
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Mustafa Sabir Abakar Awad, Mohammed Fadlelmola Abdalla Mohamednour, Fakher Aldeen Rafat, Mohaned Altijani Abdalgadir Hamdnaalla, Abdelrahman Elfatih, Faris Jamalaldeen Mohammed Hamed, Abubakr Muhammed, Ibrahim Awad, Mohammed Alsiddig AlKheder, Mohamed Almubarak Omer Elhado, Ayman Yahya, Salama Salah Alrawa, and Munir Rafat Munir Lawis
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Oxygen therapy ,Knowledge ,Barriers ,Special aspects of education ,LC8-6691 ,Medicine - Abstract
Abstract Background Oxygen is an essential drug that is commonly used in clinical practice, and its misadministration can result in severe consequences. This research sought to evaluate the knowledge and perceptions of physicians and nurses regarding acute oxygen therapy and delivery barriers. Methodology This was a cross-sectional hospital-based survey. The study was conducted at Managil Teaching Hospital, Sudan. The study included 159 physicians and 25 nurses who were working at the hospital during the study period. The previously validated acute oxygen therapy questionnaire (AOTQ) was used to assess knowledge and barriers regarding acute oxygen therapy (AOT). The collected data were then analysed via R software. Results A total of 184 medical professionals were included in the survey. The mean age of the study participants was 26 years, and 66.2% of all participants were male. A total of 74% of the physicians were junior physicians. Among the physicians, 15 (9.4%) had good knowledge (score > 80%), 75 (47.2%) had moderate knowledge (score > 60% & less than 80%), and 69 (43.4%) had poor knowledge about acute oxygen therapy (score
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- 2024
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