Cost effectiveness of oxygen therapy.
Oxygen therapy is given in three different ways in the home, long-term (LTOT), short burst and portable oxygen. Cost effective oxygen therapy depends upon appreciation of the indications for each form of administration, the nature of the disease causing oxygen deficiency, the most suitable oxygen source and careful monitoring of the therapeutic response. The many problems remaining in these areas are reviewed here.
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Dept. of Medicine, University of Sheffield, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, UK.
D001530:Belgium; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005602:France; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States