To the Editor:
I have read with interest in the American Association for Respiratory Care Clinical Practice Guideline1 on the management of adult patients with oxygen in the acute care setting. The expert panel that prepared the document has tackled a highly controversial topic to provide guidance to the respiratory care community. I would like to comment on their recommended target oxygenation ranges for ARDS and COPD.
The panel recommends that ARDSNet guidance should be followed, with SpO2 kept between 88–95% for patients with ARDS who require oxygen. I believe the stated range represents the oxygenation strategy in the …
Correspondence: Umur Ş Hatipoğlu MD MBA, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Mail code A-90, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195. E-mail: HATIPOU{at}ccf.org
