Supplemental oxygen users with pulmonary fibrosis perceive greater dyspnea than oxygen non-users
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Supplemental oxygen users with pulmonary fibrosis perceive greater dyspnea than oxygen non-users
BACKGROUND Exertional dyspnea is a hallmark symptom of fibrosing interstitial lung disease (fILD), and oxygen (O2) desaturation is common among patients with fILD. Supplemental O2 is prescribed to maintain normoxia and alleviate dyspnea. We sought to better understand the associations between O2 and dyspnea in fILD during the 6-min walk test (6MWT). METHODS 1326 fILD patients compose the samp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2049-6958
DOI: 10.1186/s40248-015-0035-y