Home Oxygen Therapy for Adults with Chronic Lung Disease
Publication Date: August 31, 2020
Key Points
Key Points
- Worldwide, millions are prescribed Long-Term Oxygen Therapy (LTOT), defined as oxygen prescribed for at least 15 h/d.
- This clinical guideline incorporates recent evidence and integrates differences in home oxygen needs and experiences across patients with different lung diseases, lifestyles, and oxygen supply requirements.
Treatment
Treatme...
...structive Pulmonary Disease...
...chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
...ults with COPD who have moderate chronic rest...
...ts with COPD who have severe exertional r...
...rstitial Lung Diseas...
...r adults with interstitial lung disea...
...adults with ILD who have severe exer...
Liquid Oxygen
...ents with chronic lung disease who are...
...ducation and Safe...
...atients prescribed home oxygen therapy...
...ble 1. Terminology for Home Oxygen The...
...e 1. Examples of Stationary and Portable O...
...le 2. Characteristics of Portable Oxygen Dev...