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cord-333897-isodrtly	Shenoy, Niraj	Considerations for target oxygen saturation in COVID-19 patients: are we under-shooting?	2020-08-19		.txt	text/plain	2833	150	39	Finally, it discusses potential implications of specific clinical observations and considerations in COVID-19 patients on target oxygen saturation, such as diffuse systemic endothelitis and microthrombi playing an important pathogenic role in the wide range of systemic manifestations, exacerbation of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in the setting of pulmonary vascular endothelitis/microthrombi, the phenomenon of "silent hypoxemia" with some patients presenting to the hospital with severe hypoxemia disproportional to symptoms, and overburdened health systems and public health resources in many parts of the world with adverse implications on outpatient monitoring and early institution of oxygen supplementation. -The LOCO-2 trial [2] where ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) patients were randomized to conservative (target partial pressure of arterial oxyHere, we examine the above two studies guiding current target oxygen saturation recommendations for COVID-19; discuss, with supporting transcriptomic analyses, the influence of hypoxia on ACE2 (angiotensin converting enzyme-2, target receptor for SARS-CoV-2 entry) expression; reflect on relevant clinical observations and considerations in COVID-19 patients; and propose a reevaluation of target oxygen saturation in these patients-both in the inpatient and outpatient settings.	./cache/cord-333897-isodrtly.txt	./txt/cord-333897-isodrtly.txt