title: [Home oxygen therapy: nursing care].
abstract: The authors present a brief historical summary of the use of oxygen therapy in a patient's home from its start in 1970 to the present time, analyzing the controversies which have developed and the interest in oxygen therapy in a patient's home. For a review of the indications, initial evaluation, requirements and dose of this treatment, one should consult the article written by these authors published in Revista Rol de Enfermeria 2000; 23(4):257-261. In continuation, the authors explain the main nursing care which a patient receiving oxygen therapy at home requires, the circumstances which can compromise its efficiency, its secondary effects and complications, and the follow-up that is necessary to carry out on patients using this therapy.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Postigo Mota
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Durán Gómez
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: García García
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lavado García
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Canal Macías
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Costa Fernández
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Pedrera Zamorano
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D012307:Risk Factors