An audit of electronic oxygen prescribing and bedside observations at a UK teaching hospital showing a high prevalence of risk factors for hypercapnia and a high incidence of hyperoxaemia

Paul Whittemore (Manchester, United Kingdom), Paul Whittemore, Ronan O’Driscoll

Source: International Congress 2015 – Healthcare organisation and appropriateness in lung disorders
Session: Healthcare organisation and appropriateness in lung disorders
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 697
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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