Table 1 Questionnaire responses regarding risks assessment and management in oxygen therapy
From: Self-reported attitudes versus actual practice of oxygen therapy by ICU physicians and nurses
Question | Responses (% of total) | Physicians vs. nurses |
|---|---|---|
Is oxygen induced lung injury a concern when placing a patient on mechanical ventilation? | Â | NS |
 YES, a major concern | 126 (59%) | |
  due to the high incidence of injury | 13 (6%) | |
  due to the severity of injury | 63 (29%) | |
  due to the high incidence and severity of injury | 50 (23%) | |
 YES, but not a major concern | 80 (37%) | |
 NO, it is not a concern | 9 (4%) | |
In your opinion, which one of the following two situations poses a greater threat of lung injury for mechanically ventilated patients? | Â | NS |
 High FiO2 | 35 (16%) | |
 High tidal volumes and high ventilator pressures | 173 (81%) | |
 Don't know | 7 (3%) | |
In situations when maximal SaO2 achievable is low (±85%) or when FiO2 requirements are high, do you assess indices of tissue oxygenation? |  | P = 0.05 |
 NO | 91 (43%) | |
 YES, lactate | 88 (42%) | |
 YES, microcirculation with OPS/SDF imaging | 4 (2%) | |
 YES, a combination of indices | 20 (9%) | |
 YES, SvO2 | 6 (3%) | |
 YES, other | 2 (1%) |