Semasinghe Bandaralage SP, Denniss AR, Syed M, Sriram KB. Long-term oxygen therapy-related adverse outcomes resulting in hospitalisation: 3-year experience of an Australian metropolitan health service.
Intern Med J 2019;
49:1435-1437. [PMID:
31713343 DOI:
10.1111/imj.14633]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT)-related adverse outcomes in our health service. LTOT patients retrospectively recruited had their medical records reviewed for the period of 1 January 2014 to 30 June 2018. Burns, physical injuries, any falls attributable to LTOT requiring admission were the outcomes measured. Of 291 patients, four patients required admission due to LTOT-related adverse events where three admissions were related to falls secondary to tripping over oxygen tubing.
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