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Sami R, Savari MA, Mansourian M, Ghazavi R, Meamar R. Effect of Long-Term Oxygen Therapy on Reducing Rehospitalization of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Pulm Ther 2023; 9:255-270. [PMID: 37093408 DOI: 10.1007/s41030-023-00221-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this work is to evaluate whether the addition of home oxygen therapy (HOT) would reduce readmission in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. METHODS PubMed, ScopeMed, Cochrane, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases were searched. The search strategy used the following keywords "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease", the intervention "long-term oxygen therapy", and the outcome "readmission" combined with the AND operator. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and Jadad Scale were used for assessing the quality of cohort studies and clinical trials, respectively. A random-effects model was employed in this study after calculating the standard errors by 95% confidence intervals. The I2 statistic and Cochran's Q-test were used to measure heterogeneity. To address heterogeneity, subgroup analyses were carried out according to the length of LTOT, which was classified as "over 8 months" and "under 8 months". RESULTS Seven studies were included in the analysis. In the pooled analysis, the RR [CI95%, p value], heterogeneity criteria for readmission reduced by 1.542 [1.284-1.851, < 0.001], I2 = 60%, and 1.693 [1.645-1.744, < 0.001], I2 = 60% for patients with a length of LTOT treatment under and above 8 months, respectively. A sensitivity analysis was conducted by systematically omitting each study, and it showed no influential studies. Egger's test indicated no publication bias (p = 0.64). CONCLUSIONS Based on our results in this systematic review, long-tern oxygen therapy (LTOT) at home was associated with a significantly lower risk ratio of hospital readmission. However, the sample sizes in the studies necessitate larger RCTs to evaluate the effect of LTOT on readmission in COPD patients.
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- Ramin Sami
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Isfahan Clinical Toxicology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Knowledge and Information Sciences, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Isfahan Clinical Toxicology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Khorshid Hospital, Ostandari Street, Hasht Behest Avenue, Isfahan, 81458-31451, Iran.
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Perez-Malagon CD, Barrera R. Lack of Medical Criteria for Long-Term Oxygen Therapy Usage According to International Guidance in Outpatients With Chronic Hypoxemia. Cureus 2021; 13:e19634. [PMID: 34956760 PMCID: PMC8675795 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.19634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Benefits of long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) have been observed in hypoxemic respiratory patients. Reports have shown the lack of observance among healthcare professionals of LTOT. Thus, this study aimed to determine the demographic characteristics and observance of the medical indication of LTOT according to the international guidelines. Methodology A cross-sectional study was conducted on patients who attended the Medical Unit in Aguascalientes, Mexico to re-evaluate the need for LTOT. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Statistical analyses were performed using the chi-square test or unpaired t-tests. P-values of <0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results From 813 outpatients attended to re-evaluate whether they met the medical criteria to use LTOT, 93 outpatients were excluded, and the remaining 714 outpatients were enrolled. The mean age of the patients was 70.0 ± 15.1 years, with a female gender predominance (59.1 %). The mean PaO2 level in room air was 7.9 ± 2.3 kPa. Hemoglobin and hematocrit levels were 14.9 ± 4.1 g/dL and 44.7 ± 8.4%, respectively. The mean levels of PaO2 were higher in female patients (8.1 ± 2.5 kPa vs. 7.6 ± 1.9 kPa; p = 0.01). The most common diagnosis was chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (60.5%). Moreover, the specialty that most indicated the use of LTOT was pulmonology (57.8%); however, 36.8% of patients who used LTOT did not have any criteria according to international guidelines. Conclusions Although a significant percentage of patients do not use LTOT correctly, the most important finding is that the medical indication of LTOT by physicians is not always correct, leading to an excessive prescription of oxygen.
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- Carlos David Perez-Malagon
- Centro de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, MEX.,Clinical Service Rotation, Unidades Médicas de Atención Ambulatoria, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Aguascalientes, MEX
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- Autoimmunity, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico City, MEX
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Body mass index moderates the effects of portable oxygen transport modality on 6-minute walk distance in patients with COPD. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 2014; 34:62-8. [PMID: 24370761 DOI: 10.1097/hcr.0000000000000035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE While portable, supplemental oxygen is often necessary for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to retain independence, it may provide functional limitations because of the increased workload imposed. This issue may result in nonuse, creating a need to identify carrying modalities that optimize transport. This study assessed the effects of 3 methods of portable oxygen transport on 6-minute walk distance (6 MWD), rate of perceived exertion (RPE), heart rate (HR), and oxyhemoglobin saturation (SpO2). As weight status is known to impact functional ability in COPD, effects of body mass index (BMI) were also assessed. METHODS Data were analyzed using the mixed-model procedure to test for effects of transport modality (reference, rolling cart, backpack, shoulderstrap), time (minutes 1-6), BMI, non-overweight, overweight, and interactions of these variables on outcome parameters. RESULTS A main effect of condition was found for 6 MWD, and an interaction of condition × BMI was found for HR and RPE, and of time × BMI for 6 MWD and SpO2. Participants walked the least distance in rolling cart condition, which was also characterized by the greatest RPE. For the overweight group, HR was least in the reference compared with other conditions; but for the non-overweight group, the opposite pattern was observed. At latter time points, 6 MWD was greater in the non-overweight group, while SpO2 was reduced. CONCLUSION Results demonstrate that transport modality of portable oxygen exerts differential effects on functional performance in COPD patients and that BMI may moderate underlying physiologic factors that contribute to performance outcomes.
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Identifying target audiences: who are the guidelines for? : article 1 in Integrating and coordinating efforts in COPD guideline development. An official ATS/ERS workshop report. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2013; 9:219-24. [PMID: 23256162 DOI: 10.1513/pats.201208-054st] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Professional societies, like many other organizations around the world, have recognized the need to use rigorous processes to ensure that health care recommendations are informed by the best available research evidence. Different clinical practice guidelines addressing the management of the same disease may vary widely in the evidence used and the format of the recommendations, with the result that not all are appropriate for all audiences. This is the first of a series of 14 articles that clinicians, methodologists, and researchers from around the world prepared to advise those developing guidelines in respiratory and other diseases about the potential impact of identifying the target audiences for their clinical practice guidelines. METHODS In this review we address the following questions. (1) Which audiences are interested in a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) guideline? (2) How many audiences can be addressed in a single COPD guideline? (3) What is the purpose of the guidelines? (4) Who should be included on the guideline panel? We collected information by searching PubMed and reviewing information from groups that are currently making and using respiratory disease guidelines, as well as from workshop discussions. Our conclusions are based on available evidence, consideration of what guideline developers are doing, and the opinions of those who attended the workshop. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Clinicians desire COPD and other guidelines that are concise, use evidence from practices similar to theirs, and whose authors have expertise in providing care in similar settings and with similar patients. In the case of COPD, barriers to generalists' use of guidelines include lack of awareness of the guidelines, failure to embrace the diagnostic methods as capable of providing definitive confirmation of COPD, and, most importantly, failure of previous guidelines to address the treatment of COPD in the context of the broad range of multiple morbidities that affect most people with COPD. COPD specialists may require guidelines with more details regarding complex COPD management. The purpose of the guidelines may determine the appropriate audience. Guidelines developed to improve care by enhancing education may have a very different audience than guidelines designed to improve care by limiting the scope of practice, punishing noncompliance, or saving money. The purpose will drive dissemination and implementation strategies, but should not influence the methods used to develop a guideline. Clinicians desire guidelines, but data suggest that the current development systems, content, format, and dissemination strategies may need to be altered to fit these audiences. After the purpose and audience are determined, the guideline committee must decide how to fairly address these audiences, which will usually require seeking their input.
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Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) has been shown to reduce pulmonary hypertension and improve survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and resting hypoxemia (reduced arterial partial pressure of oxygen ≤55 mmHg). However, the benefit of its use for chronic pulmonary diseases other than chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as well as for nonpulmonary conditions is debatable. Its role in patients with mild hypoxemia (reduced arterial partial pressure of oxygen >55 mmHg at rest) is presently being investigated in the LOTT. A meta-analysis of four controlled trials reporting the role of LTOT in patients with either nocturnal desaturation or daytime moderate hypoxemia found no difference in survival between patients on LTOT than those without. Advances in oxygen delivery and conservation devices have made domiciliary oxygen therapy more practical and popular for patients. There still remain concerns with the actual compliance of therapy among the needy patients.
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- Surinder K Jindal
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
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Sato K, Morita R, Tsukamoto K, Sato N, Sasaki Y, Asano M, Okuda Y, Miura H, Sano M, Kosaka T, Watanabe H, Shioya T, Ito H. Questionnaire survey on the continuity of home oxygen therapy after a disaster with power outages. Respir Investig 2013; 51:9-16. [PMID: 23561253 DOI: 10.1016/j.resinv.2012.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2012] [Revised: 10/15/2012] [Accepted: 10/16/2012] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND After the Great East Japan Earthquake, oxygen-dependent patients in areas experiencing power outages could not continue home oxygen therapy (HOT) without oxygen cylinders. The purpose of this study was to examine use of oxygen cylinders in areas experiencing power outages and the effects of HOT interruption on patients' health. METHODS Questionnaires were mailed to 1106 oxygen-dependent patients and HOT-prescribing physicians in Akita, near the disaster-stricken area. We investigated patients' actions when unable to use an oxygen concentrator and classified the patients based on oxygen cylinder use. Patients who experienced an interruption of or reduction in oxygen flow rate by their own judgment were assigned to the "interruption" and "reduction" groups, respectively; those who maintained their usual flow rate were assigned to the "continuation" group. Differences were tested using analysis of variance and the χ2 tests. RESULTS In total, 599 patients responded to the questionnaire. Oxygen cylinders were supplied to 574 patients (95.8%) before their oxygen cylinders were depleted. Comparison of the continuation (n=356), reduction (n=64), and interruption (n=154) groups showed significant differences in family structure (p=0.004), underlying disease (p=0.014), oxygen flow rate (p<0.001), situation regarding use (p<0.001), knowledge of HOT (p<0.001), and anxiety about oxygen supply (p<0.001). There were no differences in changes in physical condition. CONCLUSIONS Most patients could receive oxygen cylinders after the disaster. Some patients discontinued their usual oxygen therapy, but their overall health status was not affected.
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- Kazuhiro Sato
- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Hondo 1-1-1, Akita 010-8543, Japan
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[Quality of initial prescription of home oxygen therapy in a healthcare area of the Murcia Region (Spain)]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 26:28-32. [PMID: 21310642 DOI: 10.1016/j.cali.2010.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2010] [Revised: 05/21/2010] [Accepted: 07/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse the quality of the prescription of home oxygen therapy (OT) in a health area of Murcia. METHODS A prospective study of 125 patients in a respiratory therapy clinic, evaluated with a questionnaire and blood-gas analysis while breathing ambient air. Related respiratory therapy was also assessedin COPD and asthma patients. RESULTS We studied 125 cases in the 3 months following the prescription of home oxygen therapy in 72 men (58%) and 53 women (42%) with a mean age of 77.2 ± 11.6. The most common type of home OT prescribed was for palliative cases in 45 patients (36%), followed by COPD in 42 (33.6%). In 88 (92%) of the 96 medical reports that we evaluated, insufficient data as to how to administer oxygen were available. Twenty-five percent of home OT prescriptions were given without blood-gas analyses, and in the 65 cases with a blood-gas analysis only 11 (17%) met oxygen value criteria for home OT as per regulations. Oxygen desaturation was not present in 31% of the palliative care home OT cases. The analysis of blood-gases during the clinic visit in non-palliative care cases demonstrated that 61% did not meet the blood-gas criteria to continue on home OT. Eighty percent of COPD and asthma patients on home OT did not receive the correct respiratory therapy. CONCLUSIONS Quality problems in the prescription of home OT exist in our area. Palliative care is the principal reason for home OT prescriptions. In COPD and asthma patients who receive home OT, related respiratory therapy is not ideal.
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Zhao H, Chai W, Gao W, Xu L, Zhang H, Yang Y. Hyperoxygenated solution: effects on acute hypobaric hypoxia-induced oxidative damage in rabbits. High Alt Med Biol 2009; 10:283-91. [PMID: 19775219 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2008.1087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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High altitude (HA) exposure disrupts the efficiency of the antioxidant system and can lead to oxidative damage in various organs and tissues. The present study investigated the effect of hyperoxygenated solution (HOS) intravenous infusion therapy on oxidative damage induced by acute hypobaric hypoxia. Experimental rabbits were exposed to a simulated high altitude (HA), equivalent to 8500 m, in an animal decompression chamber for 3 h. HOS infusion attenuated the rise in malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and the decrease of the reduced oxidized glutathione (GSH/GSSG) ratio. HOS also increased the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px); the arterial partial pressure of oxygen (Pao(2)); and arterial blood oxygen saturation (Sao(2)) levels. Animals treated with HOS had higher Pao(2) compared with those subjected to airway oxygen therapy (p < 0.01) during HA exposure. These observations suggest that HOS intravenous infusion exerts protective effects against acute hypobaric hypoxia-induced oxidative damage.
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- Hui Zhao
- Department of Anesthesiology, Stomatology Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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Cullen DL, Stiffler D. Long-term oxygen therapy: review from the patients’ perspective. Chron Respir Dis 2009; 6:141-7. [DOI: 10.1177/1479972309103046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Chronic respiratory conditions are responsible for increasing numbers of patients in need of long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT). However, many patients do not use their oxygen as prescribed. Unless we can assist these patients in living with oxygen therapy, optimal clinical outcomes will not be achieved. We conducted a meta-synthesis of qualitative research studies. We included any qualitative study that focused on the psychosocial nature or experience of patients prescribed LTOT. Four research studies met the conditions of our search. We performed a rigorous methodological protocol for meta-synthesis as described by the Joanna Briggs Institute. A total of 12 findings formulated four themes. These themes included the following: adapting oxygen to life’s circumstances, living in a restricted world, self-management is fostered by oxygen, and submission and dependency. From the four thematic categories established, meta-synthesis resulted in two major results: persons prescribed oxygen rationalize its use while negotiating lifestyle interference and physical restrictions and the drive to care for one’s self is conflicted. This meta-synthesis showed that each oxygen user faces tremendous physical, psychological, and emotional challenges. They strive to adapt and maintain mastery but eventually oxygen dependency results. These challenges affect the patient’s ability to adhere to their treatment guidelines. These barriers and challenges are seldom addressed and are under-treated. Clinicians involved in LTOT need to be aware and work with the patients to facilitate their use of oxygen. Inclusion of the patients’ perspective can guide practice and assist with the development of new interventions and management strategies.
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- DL Cullen
- Department of Family Health, Indiana University, School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Family Health, Indiana University, School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Persons utilizing long term oxygen therapy (LTOT) at home suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Adherence to LTOT ranges from 45% to 70% and utilization of 15 hours per day is widely accepted as efficacious. Although studies have reviewed the level of patient adherence with LTOT, few have introduced or evaluated interventions. The paucity of information regarding patients following oxygen prescription is an enormous void that must be tackled to augment clinical effectiveness and cost containment for the long term. A research agenda for LTOT adherence is postulated to help connect treatment adherence variables and concepts with clinical outcomes and quality of life.
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- D L Cullen
- Department of Family Health Nursing, School of Nursing, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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