The effectiveness of supplemental oxygen during exercise training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who show severe exercise-induced desaturation: a protocol for a meta-regression analysis and systematic review

Abstract Background Supplemental oxygen during exercise training is used to increase the training effect of an exercise program in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who show exercise-induced desaturation. Exercise-induced desaturation is not clearly defined in the guidelines...

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Main Authors: Shohei Kawachi, Shuhei Yamamoto, Kenichi Nishie, Takayoshi Yamaga, Manaka Shibuya, Yasunari Sakai, Keisaku Fujimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01667-9