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- M Nishimura and Y Kawakami.
- First Department of Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine.
- Nippon Rinsho. 1999 Sep 1;57(9):2046-50.
AbstractEfficacy of home oxygen therapy (HOT) is well established for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who fall into chronic respiratory failure. We should consider now how the quality of life improves with HOT in those patients. According to the guideline of the Japanese Respiratory Society, indications of HOT are as follows: 1) A PaO2 of less than 55 Torr at rest while breathing room air, 2) A PaO2 between 55 Torr and 60 Torr in the presence of clear evidence of cor pulmonale, pulmonary hypertension, or a long history of severe hypoxemia during sleep or during exercise. Further studies are definitely required to pick up the patients who do not necessarily meet these indications but who may benefit from HOT.
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