Saturation driven flow controller for oxygen therapy

Despite receiving oxygen therapy, many COPD patients experience extended periods of hypoxemia during routine daily activities. In others, inappropriately high oxygen flow rates can depress hypoxic drive leading to worsening CO2 retention. As flow-rates during LTOT are fixed, oxygen delivery will not...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Iobbi, Mario Gabriel
Other Authors: Dickinson, Robert
Published: Imperial College London 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.487539