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[Compliance of patients with chronic obstructive lung disease receiving oxygen therapy at home]
J Abdulla1, C Pisinger, P J Wennike
1Lungemedicinsk afdeling Y, Amtssygehuset i Gentofte. jawab@dadlnet.dk
Ugeskrift for Laeger
|November 1, 2001
Abstract:
Twenty-nine patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) were prospectively studied for compliance with therapy. Seven patients (24%) used oxygen < 16 hours/day and their mean 24-hour pulse oximetry showed mild hypoxaemia. In addition, we found that eight patients (28%) were smokers. We suggest that the follow-up of these patients should focus on the daily duration of the use of oxygen and cessation of smoking to optimise the effect of this therapy.