Oxygen therapy use and barriers among doctors and nurses

Objectives: Healthcare providers often prescribe and administer oxygen inappropriately in emergency settings, contributing to a significant knowledge gap. This can have devastating consequences, with at least 1.4million deaths attributed to inadequate or improper oxygen therapy. We aimed to evaluate the use of oxygen therapy & its barriers among doctors and nurses. Materials and Methods: A descriptive, hospital-based cross-sectional study. Data were collected electronically via Google Forms; the questionnaire included professional characteristics, educational background, awareness and use of oxygen therapy guidelines, oxygen delivery practices, and barriers. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and the association between variables was explored using the Chi-square test at P