Oxygen has been used systematic in the treatment of lung disease since 1922 (9) Treatment
with oxygen in the home of the patient is called “home oxygen therapy” or “domiciliary …

In the Netherlands, domiciliary oxygen therapy is regularly prescribed incorrectly and thus
inefficiently, and the policies surrounding this therapy are inconsistent. This applies …

Objective: The survival of patients with COPD on long‐term oxygen therapy (LTOT) has
been studied using both univariate and multivariate procedures. There has been only one …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of The Danish Oxygen Register on COPD patients'
treatment modalities, survival, and adherence to guidelines for long-term oxygen therapy …

Background: The aim of the study was to determine whether home oxygen therapy (HOT)
reduces hospitalization in moderate hypoxaemic COPD patients. Methods: We studied 170 …

Long-term oxygen therapy can reduce morbidity and mortality in COPD patients with chronic
hypoxaemia. However, there is a need to provide ongoing support for these patients …

Domiciliary oxygen therapy is widely used in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) to relieve hypoxaemia, breathlessness, or both. In this article we review the …

Just over 100 years ago, John Scott Haldane published a seminal report about the
therapeutic potential of supplemental oxygen to treat hypoxemia. In the 1980s, a pair of …

In 159 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients (139 males, mean age 62+/-
8 yrs, arterial oxygen tension (PaO2) 7.2+/-0.9 kPa), on long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) …

METHODS The organization of the Swedish Oxygen Register, the record forms (15), and the
quality of care (5) have been described in detail elsewhere, and they will be presented only …