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Approaches to palliative oxygen therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a multi‐national survey of specialists
Author(s) -
Smallwood Natasha,
Currow David,
Booth Sara,
Spathis Anna,
Irving Louis,
Philip Jennifer
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.14195
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , oxygen therapy , pulmonary disease , intensive care medicine , palliative therapy , medical prescription , chronic disease , family medicine , disease , physical therapy , nursing , cancer
As palliative oxygen therapy (POT) is beneficial only to a minority of patients with chronic breathlessness, it is no longer routinely recommended. This multi‐national, online survey of respiratory and palliative medicine specialists, with 440 participants, identified that prescription of POT has decreased over the past decade; however a sizeable proportion of doctors, particularly within palliative care, still support and recommend POT. Further education and research regarding the optimal management of chronic breathlessness are required.