Abstract
As palliative oxygen therapy (POT) is beneficial only to a minority of patients with chronic breathlessness, it is no longer routinely recommended. This multi-national, online survey of respiratory and palliative medicine specialists, with 440 participants, identified that prescription of POT has decreased over the past decade; however a sizeable proportion of doctors, particularly within palliative care, still support and recommend POT. Further education and research regarding the optimal management of chronic breathlessness are required.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 252-256 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Internal Medicine Journal |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 12 Feb 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- attitude
- breathlessness
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- oxygen
- palliative
- survey
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Smallwood, N., Currow, D., Booth, S., Spathis, A., Irving, L., & Philip, J. (2019). Approaches to palliative oxygen therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a multi-national survey of specialists. Internal Medicine Journal, 49(2), 252-256. https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.14195