The Role of Long-term Continuous Oxygen Administration in Patients with Chronic Airway Obstruction with Hypoxemia
Authors: BERNARD E. LEVINE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Article1 April 1967The Role of Long-term Continuous Oxygen Administration in Patients with Chronic Airway Obstruction with HypoxemiaBERNARD E. LEVINE, M.D., D. BOYD BIGELOW, M.D., ROGER D. HAMSTRA, M.D., HENRY J. BECKWITT, M.D., ROGER S. MITCHELL, M.D., F.A.C.P., LOUISE M. NETT, R.N., THERESA A. STEPHEN, B.S., THOMAS L. PETTY, M.D.BERNARD E. LEVINE, M.D., D. BOYD BIGELOW, M.D., ROGER D. HAMSTRA, M.D., HENRY J. BECKWITT, M.D., ROGER S. MITCHELL, M.D., F.A.C.P., LOUISE M. NETT, R.N., THERESA A. STEPHEN, B.S., THOMAS L. PETTY, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-66-4-639 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptOxygen is a valuable therapeutic tool for patients with chronic airway obstruction with hypoxemia. The applications of oxygen in acute respiratory decompensation (1-3) and as an adjunct to exercise therapy (4, 5) recently have been stressed. Furthermore, oxygen has been shown to lower pulmonary arterial resistance when administered at cardiac catheterization (6, 7).In planning a rehabilitation program for the hypoxemic patient with chronic lung disease the use of continuous oxygen would seem a reasonable therapeutic approach. No data are available, however, on the effects of continuous oxygen therapy upon pulmonary function, pulmonary circulatory dynamics, and hematopoiesis. This study was...References1. BARACH AL: Physiological methods in diagnosis and treatment of asthma and emphysema. Ann. Intern. Med. 12: 454, 1938. LinkGoogle Scholar2. CAMPBELL EJ: Oxygen therapy in diseases of the chest. Brit. J. Dis. Chest 58: 149, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. HUTCHISONFLENLEYDONALD DCDCKW: Controlled oxygen therapy in respiratory failure. Brit. Med. J. 2: 1159, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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Levine and Bigelow were supported by American Trudeau Society-National Tuberculosis Association fellowships in pulmonary disease, New York, N. Y.; Dr. Hamstra was supported by trainee fellowship CA05058-08 in hematology from the U. S. Public Health Service; and Dr. Beckwitt was supported by grant RT10, Vocational Rehabilitation Administration, and by training grant 2TI-HE-5450-06, U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Thomas L. Petty, M.D., 4200 E. Ninth Ave., Denver, Colo. 80220. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLong-term oxygen therapy in COPD: what is the evidence?Home Oxygen Therapy for Adults with Chronic Lung Disease. 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