ArticleERJ open research2021
Oximetry neither to prescribe long-term oxygen therapy nor to screen for severe hypoxaemia.
Article in ERJ open research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Short-Term Oxygen Therapy Outcomes in COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2022Trial
- Who "Needs" Long-Term Oxygen? How Little We Really Know.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2025Article
- Recommendations for Improving Discharge-Related Care Following a COPD Exacerbation: An Expert Panel Consensus with Emphasis on Low- and Middle-Income Countries.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
- Pulse Oximetry: 2023 Year in Review.Respiratory care · 2024Review
- Pulse Oximetry Misclassifies Need for Long-Term Oxygen Therapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2023Article
- Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2023 Report: GOLD Executive Summary.The European respiratory journal · 2023Article
- Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2023 Report: GOLD Executive Summary.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2023Article
- Life's a gas: saturation should not be used for prescription of long-term oxygen therapy.ERJ open research · 2021Article
- Pulse Oximetry and Arterial Blood Gas Agreement in an Outpatient Black Lung Clinic: Implications for Clinical Assessment and Decision Making.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveTranscutaneous pulse oximetry saturation (
methodsIn a cross-sectional study, we correlated arterial oxygen saturation (
resultsThe correlation between
conclusionsSeveral patients who qualify for LTOT would be denied treatment using a prescription threshold of saturation ≤88% or a screening threshold of ≤92%. Prescription of LTOT should be based on
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