Objective To investigate the feasibility of eubaric hyperoxia therapy by Venturi mask (VM) in
a group of patients who experienced a severe acute ischemic stroke. Design Patients
experiencing a first-ever large middle cerebral artery infarction were recruited within 48
hours after stroke. Patients were subdivided to undergo therapy with a VM with a fraction of
inspired oxygen of 40% or with a nasal cannula. A large middle cerebral artery infarction …