• Susan S Jacobs, Jerry A Krishnan, David J Lederer, Marya Ghazipura, Tanzib Hossain, Ai-Yui M Tan, Brian Carlin, M Bradley Drummond, Magnus Ekström, Chris Garvey, Bridget A Graney, Beverly Jackson, Thomas Kallstrom, Shandra L Knight, Kathleen Lindell, Valentin Prieto-Centurion, Elisabetta A Renzoni, Christopher J Ryerson, Ann Schneidman, Jeffrey Swigris, Dona Upson, and Anne E Holland.
• Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2020 Nov 15; 202 (10): e121e141e121-e141.

AbstractBackground: Evidence-based guidelines are needed for effective delivery of home oxygen therapy to appropriate patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and interstitial lung disease (ILD).Methods: The multidisciplinary panel created six research questions using a modified Delphi approach. A systematic review of the literature was completed, and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach was used to formulate clinical recommendations.Recommendations: The panel found varying quality and availability of evidence and made the following judgments: 1) strong recommendations for long-term oxygen use in patients with COPD (moderate-quality evidence) or ILD (low-quality evidence) with severe chronic resting hypoxemia, 2) a conditional recommendation against long-term oxygen use in patients with COPD with moderate chronic resting hypoxemia, 3) conditional recommendations for ambulatory oxygen use in patients with COPD (moderate-quality evidence) or ILD (low-quality evidence) with severe exertional hypoxemia, 4) a conditional recommendation for ambulatory liquid-oxygen use in patients who are mobile outside the home and require >3 L/min of continuous-flow oxygen during exertion (very-low-quality evidence), and 5) a recommendation that patients and their caregivers receive education on oxygen equipment and safety (best-practice statement).Conclusions: These guidelines provide the basis for evidence-based use of home oxygen therapy in adults with COPD or ILD but also highlight the need for additional research to guide clinical practice.

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