New oxygen delivery systems. Gaining patient compliance.
The benefits of supplemental oxygen therapy are greatly enhanced if patient compliance is high. Standard nasal cannulae are unattractive by any standard, and patients may remove them to escape stigma or embarrassment. Both transtracheal systems and oxygen systems hidden in eyeglass frames attempt to solve this problem.
D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D014481:United States