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Conservative Versus Higher Oxygen Targets Post-Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Trial Sequential Analysis.

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine·October 1, 2026·PMID 42872895

Why it matters

Post-cardiac arrest oxygenation management balances avoiding hypoxemia and hyperoxemia. This updated meta-analysis suggests restrictive targets do not improve survival or neurological recovery and may increase hypoxemia, informing current normothermia protocols.

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