Cost-effectiveness and efficacy in long-term oxygen therapy.
Changes to the new home oxygen service have raised awareness among health professionals of the potential hazards and benefits of oxygen therapy. Annette Duck reviews the use of long-term oxygen therapy and highlights the importance of assessment in selecting both patients and suitable delivery systems.
Duck
Annette
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South Manchester University Hospital Trust.
D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000191:economics* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D055656:Prescriptions / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
D010100:Oxygen