The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) currently covers nocturnal oxygen for patients with COPD whose oxygen saturation is < 88% for more than 5 nonconsecutive minutes during sleep. As a ...

Of 3 recommendations provided for home oxygen use in patients with COPD, a strong recommendation was made for providing at least 15 hours per day of long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) in those with ...

The clinical and survival benefit of home oxygen therapy, both LTOT and nocturnal oxygen therapy, for patients with COPD and moderate hypoxemia was evaluated in this meta-analysis. Home oxygen therapy ...

When it comes to outcome targets for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), carbon dioxide is often overlooked. Most pulmonary and internal medicine physicians know oxygen therapy can improve ...

Oxygen saturation is a measure of the amount of hemoglobin that is bound to molecular oxygen at a given time point. It is an important parameter for managing patients in a clinical setup. Oxygen ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although home use of short-burst oxygen therapy is widely prescribed in the UK for patients with COPD, it may be helpful only in a small minority of patients, researchers ...

Oxygen therapy for COPD is a treatment used to increase the oxygen in your lungs and bloodstream. Research suggests that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who use oxygen may ...

Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience improved breathing symptoms and dyspnea with use of automated oxygen administration. Automated oxygen administration (AOA) was ...

A new study has shown that long-term oxygen therapy in patients with severe alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency can improve survival; however, their outcomes do not improve following lung-transplantation.