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ModerateRespiratoryCOVID-19 pneumonia – oxygen therapyuk-plab-1

A 58-year-old man with COPD and obesity presents with COVID-19 pneumonia, saturating 88% on air. He is not known to retain CO₂ chronically and arterial blood gases show PaO₂ 7.0 kPa and PaCO₂ 4.9 kPa. According to NICE COVID-19 guidance and BTS oxygen guidance, what is the appropriate initial oxygen saturation target?

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