Oxygen therapy in advanced COPD: In whom does it work?

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 334-342

  Make, Barry ^a,b   Krachman, Samuel ^c   Panos, Ralph J ^d   Doherty, Dennis E ^e,f   Stoller, James K ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^f LEXINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Respiratory Institute   (United States)

^h LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

COPD; Dyspnea; Health related quality of life; Mortality; Oxygen therapy

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DAYTIME HYPOXEMIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MORTALITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; OXYGENATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SURVIVAL;

ANOXIA; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953315957     PISSN: 10693424     EISSN: 10989048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1254073     Document Type: Review

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