Automatic oxygen titration versus constant oxygen flow rates during walking in COPD: a randomised controlled, double-blind, crossover trial

T Schneeberger, I Jarosch, D Leitl, R Gloeckl, W Hitzl… - Thorax, 2023 - thorax.bmj.com
Rationale In patients with COPD, oxygen (O2)-supplementation via a constant flow oxygen
system (CFOS) can result in insufficient oxygen saturation (SpO2< 90%) during exercise. An …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of automated oxygen titration during walking on dyspnea and endurance in chronic hypoxemic patients with COPD: a randomized crossover trial

LM Kofod, E Westerdahl, MT Kristensen… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The need for oxygen increases with activity in patients with COPD and on long-term oxygen
treatment (LTOT), leading to periods of hypoxemia, which may influence the patient's …

Automatic oxygen titration during walking in subjects with COPD: a randomized crossover controlled study

F Lellouche, E L'Her, PA Bouchard, C Brouillard… - Respiratory …, 2016 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Arterial oxygen desaturation frequently occurs in patients with COPD
during daily activities at home. Oxygen flow is usually set at fixed and low rates for …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of supplemental oxygen delivery by continuous versus demand based flow systems in hypoxemic COPD patients–A randomized, single-blinded …

R Gloeckl, I Jarosch, T Schneeberger, C Fiedler… - Respiratory …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Supplemental oxygen is a recommended therapy option in stable hypoxemic
COPD patients. Often, supplemental oxygen is provided by continuous flow (CF). However …

Automated O2 titration improves exercise capacity in patients with hypercapnic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised controlled cross-over trial

I Vivodtzev, E L'her, G Vottero, C Yankoff, R Tamisier… - Thorax, 2019 - thorax.bmj.com
Automatically titrated O2 flows (FreeO2) was compared with constant O2 flow on exercise
capacity, O2 saturation and risk of hyperoxia-related hypercapnia in patients with severe …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing supplementary oxygen benefits from a portable oxygen concentrator and a liquid oxygen portable device during a walk test in COPD patients on …

J Nasilowski, T Przybylowski, J Zielinski, R Chazan - Respiratory medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Differences in oxygen delivery between portable oxygen concentrators
(POC) and liquid oxygen (LO) portable units, pose a question if POCs are equally effective …

[HTML][HTML] Detecting oxygen desaturation in patients with COPD: incremental versus endurance shuttle walking

CJ Sandland, MDL Morgan, SJ Singh - Respiratory medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: There has been no direct comparison between an incremental and
endurance walking test to detect the relative oxygen desaturation in patients with chronic …

Short-term effects of supplemental oxygen on 6-min walk test outcomes in patients with COPD: a randomized, placebo-controlled, single-blind, crossover trial

I Jarosch, R Gloeckl, E Damm, AL Schwedhelm… - Chest, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The acute effect of supplemental oxygen during exercise has been shown to
differ largely among patients with COPD. It is unknown what factors influence oxygen …

Activity monitoring reflects cardiovascular and metabolic variations in COPD patients across GOLD stages II to IV

EA Kortianou, Z Louvaris, M Vasilopoulou… - Respiratory Physiology …, 2013 - Elsevier
We investigated whether activity monitoring reliably reflects variations in oxygen transport
and utilization during walking in COPD patients. Forty-two patients (14 in each GOLD stage …

Comparing peak and submaximal cardiorespiratory responses during field walking tests with incremental cycle ergometry in COPD

K Hill, TE Dolmage, L Woon, D Coutts… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective: Field and laboratory‐based tests are used to measure exercise
capacity in people with COPD. A comparison of the cardiorespiratory responses to field …