Prehospital supplemental oxygen for acute stroke – A retrospective analysis
Dylla L, Adler D, Abar B, Benesch C, Jones C, O'Banion M, Cushman J. Prehospital supplemental oxygen for acute stroke – A retrospective analysis. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2019, 38: 2324-2328. PMID: 31787444, PMCID: PMC7231670, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory complicationsNeurological outcomeSupplemental oxygenRetrospective analysisRate of respiratory complicationsPrehospital oxygen saturationAdministration of supplemental oxygenAssociated with neurological outcomeMultivariate logistic regressionAcademic comprehensive stroke centerSubjects' medical records.Comprehensive stroke centerClinical characteristicsRespiratory compromiseAcute stroke patientsRetrospective natureEligible patientsNo significant increaseImprove stroke outcomesMedical recordsGuidelines-Stroke registryOxygen saturationPenumbral tissuePotential confoundersControl):