Long-term effects of oxygen therapy on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract

This artical describes the major physiological changes of long-term oxygen therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Analysis long-term oxygen therapy on mortality in COPD patients, pulmonary function, sleep, exercise and other aspect in foreign countries, introduce the current main indications for oxygen therapy, and discussed futher in benefit of long-term oxygen therapy in patients with COPD, and how to predict the effects of long-term oxygen therapy, thereby improving the overall knowledge of the long-term oxygen therapy. Key words: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Long-term oxygen therapy; Pulmonary hemodynamics