[Long-term oxygen therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].
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.
Dang
M Nguyen
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Service de Pneumologie, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège.
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Bury
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D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors