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What is the minimum daily duration of supplemental oxygen therapy you recommend to patients with chronic hypoxic respiratory failure?
Do findings from the REDOX Trial comparing 24 vs 15 hours of supplemental oxygen influence your approach?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
I think the REDOX trial has changed the landscape of long-term oxygen therapy, and I would now advise most patients to use oxygen a minimum of 15 hours/day. In patients with particularly severe hypoxemia, e.g., patients whose PO2 on room air is in the 30's, I would advise them to use oxygen for as c...
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