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Oxygen is the commonest drug used in patients admitted in Intensive Care Unit. There are various methods available for delivering oxygen. Overzealous treatment with oxygen should be avoided due to the risk of oxygen toxicity.

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Correspondence to Surinder K. Jindal M.D. .

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Jindal, S.K., Aggarwal, A.N. (2012). Oxygen Therapy. In: Chawla, R., Todi, S. (eds) ICU Protocols. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-0535-7_14

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