Long term home oxygen therapy in chronic respiratory care--a Belgian experience in management.
Report on organization, financing, indications, preceding examinations, current observation, practical experiences and results during 2 years of application of oxygen concentrators in long term home treatment of patients with chronic respiratory distress. The authors plead for less restricted indications and propose measures to extend the action area of the patients.
D001530:Belgium; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen