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Portable oxygen therapy with oxygen conserving devices and methodologies.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7742825     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Oxygen therapy for the end-stage COPD patient should include a portable component. Accordingly, any system should be small and lightweight in order to enable the chronically debilitated patient to be as active and mobile as possible. Standard continuous flow oxygen via nasal cannulae is reliable and effective but it is also very wasteful. As a result, oxygen conserving methodologies have emerged to improve the efficiency of oxygen delivery and have served to lighten the load for these patients. These devices include: reservoir cannulas, transtracheal catheters and demand pulsing delivery devices. They provide oxygen savings from 2:1 to 7:1 over continuous flow delivery. In addition to rendering the newer oxygen systems more portable, they can also reduce the cost of oxygen and its associated service. As patient requirements are highly individual, the wide choice of available methodologies permits the clinician to prescribe the system that best suits the needs of the patient.
Authors:
B Tiep
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace / Fondazione clinica del lavoro, IRCCS [and] Istituto di clinica tisiologica e malattie apparato respiratorio, Università di Napoli, Secondo ateneo     Volume:  50     ISSN:  1122-0643     ISO Abbreviation:  Monaldi Arch Chest Dis     Publication Date:  1995 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-06-09     Completed Date:  1995-06-09     Revised Date:  2008-06-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9307314     Medline TA:  Monaldi Arch Chest Dis     Country:  ITALY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  51-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme, Casa Colina Hospital, Pomona, CA 91767, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Catheterization / instrumentation
Equipment Design
Female
Humans
Lung Diseases, Obstructive / rehabilitation,  therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / instrumentation*
Trachea

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