title: Cost-effectiveness and efficacy in long-term oxygen therapy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: South Manchester University Hospital Trust.
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duck
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen