BTS guideline for oxygen use in adults in healthcare and emergency settings

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE GUIDELINE Philosophy of the guideline - Oxygen is a treatment for hypoxaemia, not breathlessness. Oxygen has not been proven to have any consistent effect on the sensation of breathlessness in non-hypoxaemic patients. - The essence of this guideline can be summarised simply as a requirement for oxygen to be prescribed according to a target saturation range and for those who administer oxygen therapy to monitor the patient and keep within the target saturation range. - The guideline recommends aiming to achieve normal or near-normal oxygen saturation for all acutely ill patients apart from those at risk of hypercapnic respiratory failure or those receiving terminal palliative care Thorax 2017; 72 (Suppl1):i1-i90.