Supplemental oxygen in COPD

Supplemental oxygen for COPD patients with nocturnal desaturations?

Supplemental oxygen during pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD with exercise hypoxaemia.

BACKGROUND Supplemental oxygen in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and exercise hypoxaemia improves exercise capacity and dyspnoea. However, the benefit of oxygen during pulmonary rehabilitation in these patients is still unknown. METHODS Twenty five patients with stable COPD (mean (SD) forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV(1)) 0.76 (0.29) l and 30.0 (9.89)% pr...

Training with supplemental oxygen in patients with COPD and hypoxaemia at peak exercise.

Supplemental oxygen has acute beneficial effects on exercise performance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The purpose of this study was to investigate whether oxygen-supplemented training enhances the effects of training while breathing room air in patients with severe COPD. A randomized controlled trial was performed in 24 patients with severe COPD who developed h...

Original articles Supplemental oxygen during pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD with exercise hypoxaemia

Background—Supplemental oxygen in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and exercise hypoxaemia improves exercise capacity and dyspnoea. However, the benefit of oxygen during pulmonary rehabilitation in these patients is still unknown. Methods—Twenty five patients with stable COPD (mean (SD) forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) 0.76 (0.29) l and 30.0 (9.89)% predic...

Supplemental oxygen needs during sleep. Who benefits?

The physiologic changes that occur in ventilation during sleep contribute to nocturnal oxygen desaturation in those with lung disease. Nocturnal supplemental oxygen is often used as therapy, although convincing data exist only for those who are hypoxemic both during sleep and wake. Ongoing trials may help address whether oxygen should be used in those with only desaturation during sleep. If use...