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Long-term oxygen therapy

New insights and perspectives

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Editors:
  1. Roberto Walter Negro

    1. Lung Unit and Department of Internal Medicine ULSS 22 Regione Veneto, Bussolengo Hospital, Verona, Italy

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  2. Richard Hodder

    1. Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. The Patient Candidate for Long-Term Oxygen Therapy

    1. The Patient Candidate for Long-Term Oxygen Therapy

      • Roberto W. Dal Negro, Richard Hodder
      Pages 1-32

  3. The Multidimensional Evaluation of Patients

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
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    2. Lung Function Parameters

      • Cleante Scarduelli
      Pages 35-43

    3. Cardiovascular and Metabolic Indices

      • Andrea Corsonello, Claudio Pedone, Simone Scarlata, Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi
      Pages 45-55

    4. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Neuromuscular Implications

      • Cristina Deluca, Ebba Buffone, Elena Minguzzi, Maria Grazia Passarin
      Pages 57-65

    5. The Psychological and Cognitive Profile

      • Sonia Dal Ben, Fernanda Bricolo
      Pages 67-74

    6. Nutritional Deficiencies

      • Roberto Aquilani, Federica Boschi, Evasio Pasini
      Pages 75-80

    7. Gender-Related Differences

      • Paola Turco
      Pages 81-86

  4. The Cooperating Roles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. Home LTOT: The Role of the Caregiver

      • Roberta Barian, Stefano Bertacco
      Pages 89-96

    3. The General Practitioner (GP)

      • Germano Bettoncelli
      Pages 97-103

    4. The Cooperating Roles: The Lung Physician

      • Silvia Tognella
      Pages 105-115

    5. The Health Institutions

      • Paola Pisanti
      Pages 117-123

    6. The Role of Media

      • Daniel Della Seta
      Pages 125-134

    7. Systems for Oxygen Delivery

      • Carlo Castiglioni
      Pages 135-158

  5. Models for LTOT Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
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    2. Standard Care

      • Eugenio Sabato, Saverio Sabina, Carlo G. Leo
      Pages 161-170

    3. Tele-Control at Home

      • Roberto W. Dal Negro
      Pages 171-183

    4. The Value of a Systemic Accreditation Path

      • Massimo Dutto, Nicoletta Palese
      Pages 185-192
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About this book

Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) usually represents the final step in the management of severe chronic respiratory diseases: a large proportion of patients suffering from these conditions is involved and the corresponding impact for the Health Institutions and the Society is dramatically increasing. Although LTOT is well known and widely used since long ago in most modern countries, it still represents a challenging topic due to the huge amount of variables which can affect both its efficacy and effectiveness. Unfortunately, patients, doctors, care-givers, together with health institutions and political decision makers frequently have different visions on LTOT, thus highly contributing to obtain uneven results and changing outcomes. The focus of this volume is on new insights and novel perspectives of LTOT. Starting from consolidated experiences, it's aim is also to emphasize the strategic value of developing technologies and innovative organizational models uniquely to find out even more opportunities and advantages for the management of chronic respiratory patients needing long-term oxygen treatment.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Lung Unit and Department of Internal Medicine ULSS 22 Regione Veneto, Bussolengo Hospital, Verona, Italy

    Roberto Walter Negro

  • Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

    Richard Hodder

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Long-term oxygen therapy

  • Book Subtitle: New insights and perspectives

  • Editors: Roberto Walter Negro, Richard Hodder

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2580-6

  • Publisher: Springer Milano

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Italia Srl 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-88-470-2579-0Published: 07 August 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-88-470-5598-8Published: 24 September 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-88-470-2580-6Published: 12 January 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 236

  • Topics: Pneumology/Respiratory System, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Internal Medicine, Emergency Services

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