The decades-long practice of prescribing long-term oxygen for 24 hours a day to patients with severe hypoxemia from chronic ...

Key findings• This study investigated the U-shaped nonlinear relationship between admission oxygen saturation (SpO2) and ...

Higher altitudes can worsen COPD symptoms. People with COPD may need supplemental oxygen when staying at higher altitudes or flying in a plane. At higher elevations, your body needs to work harder ...

Patients with COPD should also be especially careful to ... some patients improve so much that they no longer require ...

The prevalence of fatigue among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) worldwide is approximately 59%, according to systematic review and meta-analysis findings published in ...

Pulmonary oxygen toxicity remains a theoretical possibility from increased oxidative stress. The presumption is that every COPD patient who meets the inclusion criteria for NOTT will benefit from ...

Reaching the top of the stairs with an oxygen saturation of 92% was a victory in columnist Caroline Gainer's recovery from ...

Severity and distribution of emphysema on chest CT scans Severity and distribution of airway disease on chest CT scans ... analysis of chest CT scans. COPD exacerbations are likely to be an ...

Emphysema & chronic bronchitis    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third most common disease and a leading ...

Immunoglobulin G hypogammaglobulinemia was found in 44.7% of patients with acute exacerbations of COPD receiving triple ...

Does gabapentinoid use increase the risk of severe exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ...