Oxygen Encyclopedia

The OCC Encyclopedia contains articles written by OCC editors and partners. Soon users will be able to find answers to everything you want to know about oxygen and respiratory care in this open-access, peer-reviewed encyclopedia. Articles allow users to adjust the article 'level' to match their desired level of detail and each article guides users to the most relevant resources from our resource library. We are just starting to build this tool so please check back soon.

Articles

Oxygen quantification & forecasting

This article reviews key concepts for quantifying oxygen supply or demand, and when forecasting potential oxygen needs.

Overview of oxygen sources

An overview of the most common oxygen supply types for medical use.

Overview of oxygen connector types

This article summarizes the most common types of connectors needed to connect an oxygen delivery device to any oxygen source.

Overview of oxygen delivery devices

An overview of oxygen delivery devices, including indications and operation.

Oxygen levels, hypoxemia & O2 terminology

This article reviews terminology commonly used when describing the physiology of oxygenation.

Patient ventilator synchrony

There are three main forms of interaction between the patient and ventilator, each of may be problematic and managed differently.

About the OCC Encyclopedia

We are creating a new type of online reference tool. This is version 1.0 and it will allow users to easily search for a topic, then in real-time adjust the content to their desired level of detail and complexity. Topic articles will automatically integrate OCC images, resources and courses curated from around the web. We hope to build v2.0 which will learn and predict what users want.

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