Evaluation of oxygen prescription in relation to hospital admission rate in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BACKGROUND: Long term oxygen therapy (LTOT) has a strong evidence base in COPD patients with respiratory failure, but prescribing practices are recognized to need reform to ensure appropriate use and minimize costs. In the UK, since February 2006, all Home Oxygen prescription is issued by hospitals,...

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Autores principales: Turner, Alice M, Sen, Sourav, Steeley, Cathryn, Khan, Yasmin, Sweeney, Pamela, Richards, Yvonne, Mukherjee, Rahul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4129429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25096821
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-14-127

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4129429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25096821
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-14-127

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