The British Thoracic Society 2015 guidelines on home oxygen use in adults have been pivotal in guiding clinicians on the use of long-term oxygen therapy in improving survival outcomes for patients.
COVID-19 patients can safely use inexpensive pulse oximeters at home to watch for a drop in blood oxygen that signals they need to seek advanced care, according to a systematic review published ...
Background Around 85,000 patients are currently prescribed home oxygen (HO) in England, costing the NHS > £100 million/yr. There are about 11000 HO users in London costing £12 million/yr. Department ...
The researchers are now working to develop this new way of supplying oxygen to patients with serious respiratory problems to avoid the use of ventilators or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ...