Weaning Patients Off Oxygen

• You can start weaning a patient off oxygen if:
• the initial indication is resolving
• the patient’s work of breathing is decreasing
• the patient is able to maintain oxygen saturation >94% at atmospheric air
• the respiratory rate is normalizing
• Decrease flow of oxygen 2L /min at a time and observe for at least 5 minutes if oxygen saturation drops and respiratory distress worsens.
• Once weaning is started, reassess the patients every 2-4 hourly.