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fractional inspired oxygen (FiO2)
0.2-1.0. Room air is 20% O2 or fiO2 of 0.2
Procedure:
- for mechanical ventilation, start with FiO2 of 1.0
- titrate down to SaO2 of 92-95% [2]
Related
inhaled oxygen concentration
References
- Diagnostic History & Physical Examination in Medicine, Chan &
Winkle, Current Clinical Strategies, Laguna Hills, CA 1996
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015
Component-of
partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood/fractional inspired oxygen; PaO2/FiO2