2024/11/10 by Patrick Pasqualicchio, Maria Siow, Shanaka Peiris +4 · 1 voice
Medicine · Neuroscience · #Neuroscience of respiration and sleep #Respiratory Support and Mechanisms #Restraint-Related Deaths
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.chpulm.2024.100119
openalex publication_date 2024/11/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
A 77-year-old male with small cell lung cancer and recently diagnosed radiation pneumonitis presented to the emergency department after he was found to be hypoxemic at an outpatient appointment, with pulse oximetry demonstrating an oxygen saturation (Spo2) of 60% to 70%, refractory to supplemental oxygen up to 6 L/min. Before admission, he did not require supplemental oxygen. His medical history was notable for hypertension and hyperlipidemia with no known history of intracardiac defects. On arrival to the emergency department, he was escalated to 15 L/min, with improvement in Spo2 to 80%.