• Shyamal R Asher, Parichat Curry, Deepak Sharma, Jin Wang, Grant E O'Keefe, Jennifer Daniel-Johnson, and Monica S Vavilala.
• Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
• J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2013 Apr 1;25(2):168-73.

BackgroundHypoxemia can adversely affect outcome after traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, the effect of high PaO2 on TBI outcomes is controversial. The primary aim of this study was to identify the optimal PaO2 range early after severe TBI.MethodsIn this single-center retrospective study conducted at a level-1 trauma center, patients with severe TBI (head Abbreviated Injury Scale score >3, admission Glasgow Coma Scale score ≤8) were included. The crude and adjusted (including chest injuries and acute respiratory distress syndrome) effects of 50 mm Hg incremental PaO2 thresholds during the first 72 hours on discharge survival were examined.ResultsData from 193 patients (44±18 y; 77% male; admission Glasgow Coma Scale score 4±2) were reviewed. Overall survival was 57%. PaO2 thresholds in increments of 50 mm Hg between 250 and 486 mm Hg (68%) were associated with discharge survival in patients with severe TBI compared with PaO2 60 mm HgConclusionsIn this series, a PaO2 threshold between 250 and 486 mm Hg during the first 72 hours after injury was associated with improved all-cause survival in patients with severe TBI, independent of hypocarbia or hypercarbia.

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