Target oxygen saturation range: 92-96% Versus 94-98

Richard Beasley; Jimmy Chien; James Douglas; Leonie Eastlake; Claude Farah; Gregory King; Rosemary Moore; Janine Pilcher; Michael Richards; Sheree Smith; Haydn Walters

doi:10.1111/resp.12879

Target oxygen saturation range: 92-96% Versus 94-98

Respirology. 2017 Jan;22(1):200-202. doi: 10.1111/resp.12879. Epub 2016 Sep 1.

Authors

Richard Beasley^{1

2}, Jimmy Chien³, James Douglas⁴, Leonie Eastlake¹, Claude Farah⁵, Gregory King⁶, Rosemary Moore⁷, Janine Pilcher^{1

8}, Michael Richards¹, Sheree Smith⁹, Haydn Walters¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand.
² Capital Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand.
³ Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁵ Concord Hospital, Macquarie University and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁶ Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁷ Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁸ School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
⁹ School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹⁰ CRE for Chronic Respiratory Disease, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

PMID: 27587269
DOI: 10.1111/resp.12879

Abstract

This scientific letter considers the rationale for the target oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry (SpO₂ ) range of 92-96% for oxygen therapy in adult patients without COPD or other conditions associated with chronic respiratory failure, recommended by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, in contrast to the 94-98% target range recommended by the British Thoracic Society. We conclude from the available evidence that the SpO₂ target of 92-96% may be preferable to 94-98%.

Keywords: adult; guideline; oxygen; oxygen inhalation therapy; target oxygen saturation range.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Australia
Chronic Disease
Dimensional Measurement Accuracy
Female
Humans
Hyperoxia* / etiology
Hyperoxia* / prevention & control
Hypoxia* / diagnosis
Hypoxia* / etiology
Hypoxia* / therapy
Male
New Zealand
Oximetry / methods
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy* / adverse effects
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy* / methods
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy* / standards
Oxygen* / administration & dosage
Oxygen* / adverse effects
Oxygen* / blood
Patient Care Planning / standards
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive* / blood
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive* / complications
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive* / physiopathology
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive* / therapy
Respiratory Insufficiency* / blood
Respiratory Insufficiency* / complications
Respiratory Insufficiency* / physiopathology
Respiratory Insufficiency* / therapy

Substances

Oxygen