Nocturnal oxygen therapy.

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Letters1 January 1981Nocturnal Oxygen TherapyCARL SPIVACK, M.D., LUCILLE VAN HOOK SPIVACK, M.D.CARL SPIVACK, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LUCILLE VAN HOOK SPIVACK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-94-1-135 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: In the September 1980 issue the Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy Trial Group set forth its findings (1). Several questions about the study design should be raised.Death was the end point in the study; yet it is not clear if the two study populations were comparable in cardiac risk. It was stated that patients were excluded if they had "other diseases that might be expected to influence mortality." The population under study, middle-aged men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is one in which arteriosclerotic heart disease, clinically apparent or silent, is common. The detection of coronary heart disease...Reference1. . Continuous or nocturnal oxygen therapy in hypoxemic chronic obstructive lung disease: a clinical trial. Ann Intern Med. 1980;93:391-8. LinkGoogle Scholar1. . Continuous or nocturnal oxygen therapy in hypoxemic chronic obstructive lung disease: a clinical trial. Ann Intern Med. 1980;93:391-8. LinkGoogle Scholar2. MITCHELLWALKERSILVERS RSG. The causes of death in chronic airway obstruction: I. The unreliability of death certificates and routine autopsies. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1968;98:601-10. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. MITCHELLWALKERMAISEL RSJ. The causes of death in chronic airway obstruction: II. Myocardial infarction. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1968;98:611-2. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. SAHNNETTPETTY SLT. Ten year follow-up of a comprehensive rehabilitation program for severe COPD. Chest. 1980;77 (suppl):311-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: 278 First Avenue; New York, NY 10009 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Lungs and Causes of Death in the Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy Trial 1 January 1981Volume 94, Issue 1Page: 135-135KeywordsCardiovascular therapyChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCoronary heart diseaseLongitudinal studiesMortalityOxygenPopulation statistics Issue Published: 1 January 1981 PDF downloadLoading ...