Predictors of Impaired Survival in Subjects With Long-Term Oxygen Therapy.

BACKGROUND: The need for long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) is usually a sign of advanced disease, which could trigger advance care planning. However, LTOT is used in patients with different characteristics and multiple diagnoses beyond COPD. We studied the factors associated with survival in an unsele...

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Publicado en:Respiratory Care Vol. 64; no. 11; pp. 1401 - 1410
Autores principales: Rantala, Heidi A., Leivo-Korpela, Sirpa, Lehtimäki, Lauri, Lehto, Juho T.
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Nov2019
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