Oxygen in the acute setting – new look to the indications and toxicity

Symposium
Chairs: B. Balbi (Veruno, Italy), N. Hill (Providence, Ri, United States of America)
Aims: To discuss the up-to-date indications and limitations of oxygen administration for acute respiratory failure.

Oxygen transport from the alveolus to the mitochondrias: physiology and pathophysiology L. Howard (London, United Kingdom)
Oxygen therapy from the perspective of the intensivist C. Dos Santos (Toronto, Canada)
Technical aspects of oxygen therapy – monitoring and devices for oxygen delivery D. Schuermans (Brussel, Belgium)
The clinical implications of oxygen therapy – key messages from the British Thoracic Society Oxygen Guidelines R. O'Driscoll (Hale, Cheshire, United Kingdom)