Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are important events
in the history of this debilitating lung condition. Associated health care utilization and …

Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) at home has been demonstrated to improve survival in
patients with COPD and severe resting hypoxemia. Support for LTOT is based on 2 …

BACKGROUND: Measurement of oxygen saturation with a handheld pulse oximeter is
widely practiced as a surrogate to invasive arterial blood gas analysis. Oxygen saturation is …

BACKGROUND: Oxygen titration is recommended to avoid hyperoxemia and hypoxemia.
Automated titration, as well as the S pO 2 target, may have an impact on oxygen utilization …

Abstract Background and Objective Oxygen therapy has become a standard care for the
treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other hypoxemic …

Objective Conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis of FreeO2 technology versus manual
oxygen-titration technology for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

Background and Objectives. Despite its' proven benefits, oxygen therapy may be
complicated with potential adverse events such as hypoxemia or hyperoxia-driven …

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) present many neurological
disorders of unknown origin. Although hypoxemia has long been thought to be responsible …

BACKGROUND: Automated oxygen titration to maintain a stable SpO2 has been developed
for spontaneously breathing patients but has not been evaluated during CPAP and …

Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) has become standard care for the treatment of patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other severe hypoxemic lung …