title: [Long-term oxygen therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].
abstract: Ambulatory oxygen therapy has become standard care for chronic hypoxemia. Indeed, two large multicenter trials have clearly shown the survival benefit from long-term home oxygen therapy. We present the rationale for using ambulatory oxygen therapy and the different home oxygen systems.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège.
authors.forename: M Nguyen
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: Ph
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Royaux
authors.forename: Th
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bury
mesh_terms: D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors