title: [Long-term home oxygen therapy].
abstract: The analysis of medical reports was done for 30 patients in five years period (1988-1992) who received long-term oxygen therapy in home environment. The average values of respiratory functions were: forced vital capacity-43.3%, forced expired volume in the first second-27,4%; partial oxygen pressure in the arterial blood at rest-51 mmHg (6.8% kPa); partial carbon dioxide pressure in arterial blood at rest-46.2 mmHg (6.43% kPa) and oxygen saturation of hemoglobin-84.6%. After introduction of the constant oxygen therapy with flow of 1 to 2 l/min the values of arterial blood gasses at rest were: PaO2: 74.5 mmHg (9.94 kPa), PaCO2: 44.65 mmHg (6.22 kPa), the average value of SAT 93.4%. The average duration of oxygen therapy was 18 months; 11 patients died, with the average survival time under the oxygen therapy of 12.6 months. As the source of oxygen 18 patients used electric concentrator, and 12 of them the compressed gas in steel bottles.
authors.affiliation: Vojnomedicinska akademija, Klinika za plućne bolesti, Beograd.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aćimović
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Dugotrajna oksigenoterapija u kućnim uslovima.