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Hypoxaemia and stroke

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2002

C Roffe
C Roffe
Affiliation:
Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.
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Hypoxaemia is a common complication of stroke, and an association between adverse outcomes and hypoxaemia has been reported. However, it remains unclear whether hypoxaemia is the cause or just a sign of poor prognosis. While clinical guidelines unanimously recommend treatment of hypoxaemia after stroke, the guidance does not specify at what level of hypoxaemia treatment should be started. Recent evidence from a Swedish study suggests that overtreatment can also have detrimental effects on outcome. The aim of this review is to explore issues relating to hypoxaemia after stroke.

Type
Clinical Geriatrics
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , November 2001 , pp. 323 - 335
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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