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Outpatient oxygen therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A review of 13 years’ experience and an evaluation of modes of therapy

Thirteen years’ experience with home oxygen for patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are reviewed. Home oxygen is safe and relieves pulmonary hypertension and elevated RBC mass in some, but not all patients. Marked clinical improvement is the most important result of long-term home oxygen use, including reduced hospitalizations and return to gainful employment for a few patients. Chronic compensated carbon dioxide retention is well tolerated and adaptive in cases of severe chronic airflow

The use of transtracheal oxygen therapy in the management of severe hepatopulmonary syndrome after liver transplantation

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a unique form of hypoxemia found in patients who have chronic liver disease. The definitive treatment for HPS is liver transplantation (LT), with resolution of hypoxemia occurring weeks to months after LT. Because there has been an increase in the use of LT to treat severe HPS (PaO2 ≤ 50 mm Hg), alternatives to oxygen administration via nasal cannula (NC) or face mask must be examined to facilitate early postoperative mobilization

Oxygen home therapy in chronic respiratory insufficiency. Report of experience with 70 patients

The effect of home long-term oxygen therapy has been evaluated in 70 patients (52 men and 18 women) with chronic respiratory insufficiency due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The mean duration of the observation period was 17.5 months, lasting at least 6 months and in a few cases over 40 months. The cumulative death rate was 22.6% in the first 12 months, 36.5% after two years and 40.7% in the third year. Compared to a

Long-term domiciliary oxygen in chronic bronchitis with pulmonary hypertension

Five patients with chronic bronchitis and pulmonary hypertension were treated with oxygen in their homes for periods of between 6 and 24 months. Oxygen was supplied for 15 hours daily from cylinders or from an oxygen concentrator and few practical difficulties arose. After 23 to 59 weeks of treatment there were significant decreases in pulmonary arterial pressure and vascular resistance, and four of the five patients no longer had pulmonary hypertension at rest. Two of

Hyperbaric oxygen as an adjuvant for athletes

There has recently been a resurgence in interest in hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment in sports therapy, especially in Japan. Oxygen naturally plays a crucial role in recovery from injury and physiological fatigue. By performing HBO treatment, more oxygen is dissolved in the plasma of the pulmonary vein via the alveolar, increasing the oxygen reaching the peripheral tissues. HBO treatment is therefore expected to improve recovery from injury and fatigue. HBO treatment has been reported to

Oxygen therapy.

Oxygen, properly administered, often is a valuable therapeutic agent in many conditions such as hemorrhage, heart disease, respiratory diseases, anemia, shock, infection with fever and others in which there is direct or indirect interference with normal oxygenation of tissues. In severe heart disease or acute respiratory conditions, administration of oxygen under pressure may be necessary in order to deliver the required amount to the tissues in want. For conditions in which oxygen want is less

Home oxygen therapy for COPD: practical aspects

When well-documented hypoxemia does not respond to the more conventional methods of treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, home oxygen therapy should be considered. The convenience, cost, and practicality of options now available for providing long-term home therapy and criteria for choosing candidates for such treatment are discussed.

Definitive criteria for prescribing home oxygen systems.

The state of the art of oxygen delivery to ambulatory patients has evolved remarkably in the past 20 years. Oxygen is established as both safe and effective to use in selected patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It has clearly been shown to extend life and to improve the quality of life in many patients. It is likely that further advances will make oxygen more suitable, acceptable, and perhaps less costly for a growing

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