title: Home oxygen therapy.
abstract: Home oxygen therapy is clearly beneficial for the chronically hypoxemic patient. Compressed gas, liquid oxygen and oxygen concentrators are the primary oxygen sources for home use. A number of oxygen-conserving devices are now available and may improve compliance. Reservoir cannulas, demand oxygen delivery systems and transtracheal oxygen are the latest examples of oxygen-conserving techniques.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Herrick
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yeager
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000379:methods*