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I was discussing the indications of long‐term oxygen therapy with a friend today...
Long‐term continuous oxygen therapy, ideally for ≥18 h/day is indicated when:
1. Daytime partial arterial oxygen concentration (PaO2) is ≤ 55 mm Hg at rest or a pulse oxygen saturation (SpO2) less than or equal to 88 percent.
2. Daytime PaO2 is 56–59 mm Hg and there is evidence for hypoxic organ damage (right heart failure, pulmonary hypertension or polycythaemia)
I was discussing the indications of long‐term oxygen therapy with a friend today...
Long‐term continuous oxygen therapy, ideally for ≥18 h/day is indicated when:
1. Daytime partial arterial oxygen concentration (PaO2) is ≤ 55 mm Hg at rest or a pulse oxygen saturation (SpO2) less than or equal to 88 percent.
2. Daytime PaO2 is 56–59 mm Hg and there is evidence for hypoxic organ damage (right heart failure, pulmonary hypertension or polycythaemia)