Home-based long-term oxygen therapy and oxygen conservation devices: An updated review
Journal Title: National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology - Year 2015, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Oxygen therapy has long become a cornerstone in the treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and other hypoxemic and hypercapnic chronic respiratory diseases. Studies have clearly shown benefits in terms of survival, improvement in dyspnea, exercise tolerance, and other associated conditions like pulmonary hypertension that arise due to the disease. However, guidelines regarding prescription of oxygen and to make choice of the delivery devices are not explicit. Furthermore, there still prevails a large unawareness and confusion among physicians to properly prescribe and advise patients about the use of oxygen for home therapy customized as per individual needs. The availability of several new oxygen delivery and conservation devices and techniques over the past few decades has provided a wide spectrum of options to be used in combinations or alone. This article retrospectively tries to review the studies, trials, and researches published so far in this field to give a broad idea based on consistent scientific evidence to help physicians frame their set of guidelines for prescribing long-term oxygen therapy.
Authors and Affiliations
Manoj Meena, Ramakant Dixit, Jai Prakash Kewlani, Sabarigirivasan Harish, Dheeraj Sharma, Surendra Kumar, Mrityunjaya Singh
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP143950
- DOI 10.5455/njppp.2015.5.0912201429
- Views 63
- Downloads 0
Objective structured practical examination/objective structured clinical examination as assessment tool: Faculty perception
Background: Competence will be acquired in medical education if there is a regular periodic assessment. Traditional practical assessment is subjective, and due to the lack of objective practical assessment, the competenc...
Utilization of internet by undergraduate medical students
Background: The technological advances and the internet contributed to the development of the e-learning resources. Internet applications do the distribution of digital content to its e...
Comparative study of simple auditory reaction time in blind and blindfolded sighted individuals
Background: The ability of blinds to adapt themselves to cope with environmental stimuli depends on the quickness of response which in turn depends on sensory perception and central processing. Aims and Objectives: In th...
Identification of learning styles in 1st year undergraduate MBBS students of a private medical school in western India
Background: The challenge of imparting large amount of knowledge within a limited time period in a way it is perceived, retained, and effectively interpreted by students is considerable. This has resulted in crucial chan...
Blood group distribution and its relationship with bleeding time and clotting time
Background: Blood group plays a vital role in the field of transfusion medicine. The relationship between bleeding time, clotting time, and blood group is important in certain clinical conditions such as epistaxis...