Meal Induced Oxygen Desaturation and Dyspnea in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

OBJECTIVE: To study arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) obtained by pulse oximetry and dyspnea during active eating (AE) and passive eating (PE) in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Norman Wolkove, Li Yi Fu, Ashok Purohit, Antoinette Colacone, Harvey Kreisman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1998-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/347020