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Burn injury during long-term oxygen therapy in Denmark and Sweden: the potential role of smoking

BACKGROUND: Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) increases life expectancy in patients with COPD and severe hypoxemia. Smoking is the main cause of burn injury during LTOT. Policy regarding smoking while on LTOT varies between countries. In this study, we compare the incidence of burn injury that require...

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Autores principales: Tanash, Hanan A, Ringbaek, Thomas, Huss, Fredrik, Ekström, Magnus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5230731/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28123292
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S119949