Background Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) is an established treatment for patients with
chronic hypoxemia. Its scientific basis is derived mainly from two trials from the early 1980s …

Rationale: The ZZ genotype of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is associated with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), even among never-smokers. The SZ …

Introduction Home oxygen therapy is one of the few interventions that can improve survival
in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) when administered …

Purpose To compare arterial (PaO2) with capillary (PcO2) partial pressure of oxygen in
hypoxemic COPD patients because capillary blood gas analysis (CBG) is increasingly being …

Die Langzeit-Sauerstofftherapie hat einen hohen Stellenwert sowohl zur Verminderung der
Letalität als auch zur Verbesserung der Leistungsfähigkeit bei Patienten mit chronischen …

BACKGROUND: Chronic hypoxemia in patients with COPD is a limiting factor that is
associated with disease progression and significantly contributes to decreased physical …

Supplemental oxygen therapy with supraphysiological concentrations of oxygen
(hyperoxia;> 21% O2) is a life-saving intervention for patients experiencing respiratory …

International guideline recommendations and eligibility criteria for home oxygen therapy
International guideline recommendations and eligibility criteria for home oxygen therapy Lancet …

Background Decades of clinical research into pulsed oxygen delivery has shown variable
efficacy between users, and across a user's behaviours (sleep, rest, activity). Modern …

Background and Methods Constant-minute-volume and constant-bolus devices serve as two
different means of portable oxygen conservation. A prospective randomised crossover study …