Oxygen saturations of medical inpatients in a Malawian hospital: cross-sectional study of oxygen supply and demand

Authors :: Nadia Mahmood
Theresa J. Allain
Andrew Gonani
Jamie Rylance
Stephen B. Gordon
Hywel-Gethin Tudur Evans
Duncan G. Fullerton
Kevin Mortimer
Source :: Pneumonia, Vol 1, Pp 3-6 (2012), Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Vol 1, Iss 0, Pp 3-6 (2012)
Publication Year :: 2012
Publisher :: BMC, 2012.
Abstract: Oxygen is a World Health Organisation listed essential drug yet provision of oxygen in developing countries often fails to meet demand. The aim of this study was to evaluate the need for supplementary oxygen against oxygen delivery capacity at a large teaching hospital in Malawi. A cross‐sectional study of all adult medical inpatients and assessment of oxygen provision over a 24‐hour period was conducted. 144 patients were included in the study, 14 of whom met local and international criteria for oxygen therapy (oxygen saturations of

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