The Efficacy of Long Term Oxygen Therapy in COPD
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MATerIAL ANd MeTHods: Fifty-four COPD patients, in whom LTOT was indicated, were recruited to the study between February 2006 and July 2007. Patients received two follow-up visits at 5 and 10 months, and were followed for approximately 19 months. Echocardiography was performed and the dyspnoea score (Medical Research Council, MRC) and St. George Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) were applied at the initial and follow-up visits. In addition, the duration of oxygen treatment and indication for maintenance of LTOT was evaluated.
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تاریخ انتشار 2016