Comparison of supplemental oxygen delivery by continuous versus demand based flow systems in hypoxemic COPD patients - A randomized, single-blinded cross-over study

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BACKGROUND: Supplemental oxygen is a recommended therapy option in stable hypoxemic COPD patients. Often, supplemental oxygen is provided by continuous flow (CF). However, demand oxygen delivery systems (DODS) that provide an oxygen bolus only during inspiration have gained increasing use as they prolong oxygen cylinder life (beside battery life). However, there is a lack of evidence if different DODS and CF devices are equivalent.

METHODS: Seventy hypoxemic COPD patients (FEV1 32 ± 9% predicted, PaO2 56±7 mmHg) on long-term oxygen therapy were included in this prospective single-blinded, randomized cross-over trial. Following an initial incremental shuttle walk test, patients performed 3 endurance shuttle walk tests (ESWT) at 85% of their maximum walking speed in random order with: (A) CF (ESWT-CF), (B) a DODS based on liquid oxygen (ESWT-DL) and (C) an DODS oxygen concentrator (ESWT-DC). The primary outcome was oxygen saturation (SpO2) at ESWT isotime. Secondary outcomes were total ESWT duration, heart rate (HR) and breathing frequency (BF) at isotime and dyspnea at end-exercise.

RESULTS: SpO2 at ESWT isotime was not clinically different between devices: 90 ± 4% (CF), 89 ± 5% (DL) and 90 ± 5% (DC). However, 20% of the patients showed a ≥4% lower oxygen desaturation while using a DODS device. Secondary outcomes were similar under the three conditions.

CONCLUSION: Oxygen supplementation via DODS (based on liquid oxygen or as a concentrator) yielded comparable physiological effects during standardized walking in stable hypoxemic COPD patients like CF. However, 20% of patients showed a clinically relevant lower oxygen saturation while using a DODS device. Therefore, we suggest individual testing of oxygen saturation of DODS suitability.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:156

Enthalten in:

Respiratory medicine - 156(2019) vom: 15. Sept., Seite 26-32

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gloeckl, Rainer [VerfasserIn]
Jarosch, Inga [VerfasserIn]
Schneeberger, Tessa [VerfasserIn]
Fiedler, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Lausen, Melody [VerfasserIn]
Weingaertner, Julian [VerfasserIn]
Hitzl, Wolfgang [VerfasserIn]
Kenn, Klaus [VerfasserIn]
Koczulla, Andreas Rembert [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Endurance shuttle walk test
Exercise
Journal Article
Liquid oxygen
Long-term oxygen therapy
Oxygen
Oxygen concentrator
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
S88TT14065

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Date Completed 24.08.2020

Date Revised 24.08.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.rmed.2019.08.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM300152884