title: [Oxygen therapy by means of an oxygen concentrator (author's transl)].
abstract: Oxygen for therapy of chronically hypoxemic patients can be supplied by an oxygen concentrator (De Vilbiss, DeVO2). By these means longterm oxygen therapy can be carried out on a round-the-clock-basis without risk of hypercapnia and without the need of handling the refill of oxygen containers. 9 patients in severe respiratory failure were treated with 2 to 4 l/min from the concentrator through 4 hour 4 days. Serial bloodgas analyses showed marked improvement of hypoxemia in all patients and prevention of exercise-induced failure in one patient. The oxygen concentrator therefore is suitable for the home treatment of patients with severe hypoxemia.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Sauerstofftherapie mittels eines Sauerstoffkonzentrators.