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Article: Supplemental oxygen in pulmonary rehabilitation: most RTs would agree that adding supplemental oxygen produces patient symptoms, but the evidence needs to be closely examined.(Editorial)(Cover story)
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- August 1, 2009
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The use of ambulatory supplemental oxygen has been around for much longer than you might think. In fact, we can go all the way back to 1959 when Alvan Barach, MD, published his pioneering work titled "Ambulatory oxygen therapy: Oxygen inhalation at home and out of doors."1 We have come a long way in the past 50 years. Huge strides have been made in understanding the physiology of the body's use of oxygen. At the same time, oxygen equipment and the related technology have evolved at a breathtaking pace.
Today we have available a variety of small, lightweight systems under 10 pounds, and, with oxygen-conserving devices extending ...