AINS-Colloquium: Perioperative oxygen therapy - radical, liberal, conservative - which flow is the right one?

More than 310 million operations are performed worldwide every year. The liberal use of high oxygen levels in the perioperative setting is driven by the desire to prevent hypoxaemia.

Based on a recommendation issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2016, high oxygen concentrations are also used to reduce postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs). Concerns about the evidence for this recommendation and knowledge of the potential disadvantages of high oxygen concentrations have led to considerable debate among experts and a great deal of variability in clinical practice in perioperative medicine. In the field of emergency medicine and intensive care, hyperoxia is predominantly associated with a negative outcome.

The lecture summarises the current study situation on perioperative oxygen therapy and briefly addresses the question of what can be learned from high altitude medicine in this regard.

The lecture will be given by Prof Dr Marc Berger from Ludwigsburg.

Participation is free of charge. Registration is required.

The digital live event is part of the AINS Colloquium and offers doctors and nurses high-quality training events in the fields of anaesthesia, intensive care and emergency medicine, pain and palliative medicine.