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Herbst A, Goel S, Beane A, Brotherton BJ, Dula D, Ely EW, Gordon SB, Haniffa R, Hedt-Gauthier B, Limbani F, Lipnick MS, Lyon S, Njoki C, Oduor P, Otieno G, Pisani L, Rylance J, Shrime MG, Uwamahoro DL, Vanderburg S, Waweru-Siika W, Twagirumugabe T, Riviello E. Oxygen saturation targets for adults with acute hypoxemia in low and lower-middle income countries: a scoping review with analysis of contextual factors. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1148334. [PMID: 37138744 PMCID: PMC10149699 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1148334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Knowing the target oxygen saturation (SpO2) range that results in the best outcomes for acutely hypoxemic adults is important for clinical care, training, and research in low-income and lower-middle income countries (collectively LMICs). The evidence we have for SpO2 targets emanates from high-income countries (HICs), and therefore may miss important contextual factors for LMIC settings. Furthermore, the evidence from HICs is mixed, amplifying the importance of specific circumstances. For this literature review and analysis, we considered SpO2 targets used in previous trials, international and national society guidelines, and direct trial evidence comparing outcomes using different SpO2 ranges (all from HICs). We also considered contextual factors, including emerging data on pulse oximetry performance in different skin pigmentation ranges, the risk of depleting oxygen resources in LMIC settings, the lack of access to arterial blood gases that necessitates consideration of the subpopulation of hypoxemic patients who are also hypercapnic, and the impact of altitude on median SpO2 values. This process of integrating prior study protocols, society guidelines, available evidence, and contextual factors is potentially useful for the development of other clinical guidelines for LMIC settings. We suggest that a goal SpO2 range of 90-94% is reasonable, using high-performing pulse oximeters. Answering context-specific research questions, such as an optimal SpO2 target range in LMIC contexts, is critical for advancing equity in clinical outcomes globally.
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Affiliation(s)
- Austin Herbst
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
| | - Abi Beane
- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Network for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Nat Intensive Care Surveillance-MORU, Colombo, Sri Lanka
| | - B. Jason Brotherton
- Kijabe Hospital, Kijabe, Kenya
- Clinical Research, Investigation, and Systems Modeling of Acute Illness Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
| | - Dingase Dula
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
| | - E. Wesley Ely
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
- Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, United States
| | - Stephen B. Gordon
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
| | - Rashan Haniffa
- Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Nat Intensive Care Surveillance-MORU, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom
- University Hospital-Kotelawala Defence University, Boralesgamuwa, Sri Lanka
| | - Bethany Hedt-Gauthier
- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
| | - Felix Limbani
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
| | - Michael S. Lipnick
- Hypoxia Research Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
| | - Samuel Lyon
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
| | - Carolyne Njoki
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya
| | - Peter Oduor
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya
| | | | - Luigi Pisani
- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand
| | - Jamie Rylance
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
| | - Mark G. Shrime
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Mercy Ships, Lindale, TX, United States
| | - Doris Lorette Uwamahoro
- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
- University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda
| | - Sky Vanderburg
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
- University Teaching Hospital of Butare, Butare, Rwanda
| | - Elisabeth Riviello
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- *Correspondence: Elisabeth Riviello,
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