2019/09/01 by Georgia Hardavella, Ioannis Karampinis, Armin Frille +2 · 110 citations
Medicine · Engineering · Nursing · Chemistry · #Respiratory Support and Mechanisms #Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research #Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices #Oxygen delivery #Multidisciplinary team #Delivery system #Liquid oxygen #Multidisciplinary approach #Computer science #Oxygen #Oxygen therapy #Medicine #Intensive care medicine #Biomedical engineering #Anesthesia #Nursing #Chemistry
paper · pdf · doi:10.1183/20734735.0204-2019
published in Breathe 15(3), e108-e116 (European Respiratory Society)
openalex publication_date 2019/09/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
Oxygen use has extended from inpatient to outpatient settings for patients with chronic pulmonary diseases and complications of hypoxaemia. This article presents an overview of oxygen devices (oxygen concentrators, compressed gas cylinders and liquid oxygen) and delivery systems (high- and low-flow). The indications, advantages and disadvantages of each device and delivery system are presented, aiming to offer updated knowledge to the multidisciplinary team members managing patients with respiratory failure, and therefore allowing appropriate selection of devices and delivery systems that are tailored to the needs of each patient.