Chest
Volume 116, Issue 2, August 1999, Pages 314-321
Clinical InvestigationsCOPDAmbulatory Oximetry Monitoring in Patients With Severe COPD: A Preliminary Study
COPD
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Key words
ambulatory oximetry monitoring
COPD
long-term oxygen therapy
Abbreviations
ABG
arterial blood gas
AOM
ambulatory oximetry monitoring
LTOT
long-term oxygentherapy
Sao2
arterial oxygen saturation
Spo2
hemoglobin oxygen saturation
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The opinions expressed in this manuscript are solely those of theauthors. The portable oximetry equipment and accompanying software usedin this study were supplied by Respironics, Inc (Monroeville, PA). The authors have not received any direct remuneration from the manufacturer of the portable oximetry unit, other than using theportable oximeter.
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