Home oxygen therapy: the Canadian perspective
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Continuous Home Oxygen Therapy
Oxygen therapy is defined as the therapeutic use of oxygen and consists of administering oxygen at higher concentrations than those found in room air, with the aim of treating or preventing hypoxia. This therapeutic intervention has been shown to increase survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and respiratory failure. Although this concept has been extended by an...
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Oxygen therapy is defined as the therapeutic use of oxygen and consists of administering oxygen at higher concentrations than those found in room air, with the aim of treating or preventing hypoxia. This therapeutic intervention has been shown to increase survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and respiratory failure. Although this concept has been extended by an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Primary Care Respiratory Journal
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1471-4418,1475-1534
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcrj.2005.07.004