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Adult domiciliary oxygen therapy. Position statement of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
Author(s) -
McDonald Christine F,
Crockett Alan J,
Young Iven H
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06848.x
Subject(s) - oxygen therapy , medicine , position statement , ambulatory , intensive care medicine , supplemental oxygen , quality of life (healthcare) , pulmonary disease , oxygen , lung disease , physical therapy , lung , surgery , nursing , chemistry , organic chemistry , family medicine
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a stable daytime Pa o 2 of ≤ 55 mmHg (7.3kPa) live longer and have a better quality of life if provided with long‐term continuous oxygen therapy. It is reasonable to offer continuous oxygen therapy also to patients with other lung diseases that cause chronic hypoxaemia. Indications for supplemental oxygen therapy during exercise (ambulatory oxygen therapy) and sleep (nocturnal oxygen therapy) are less clear.