Oxygen therapy
Read BTS oxygen guidelines!
Prescribe oxygen as per guidelines
–88 – 92% (COPD / Type 2 respiratory failure)
–94 – 98%
Long term oxygen therapy (LTOT)
–pO2 on air =/< 7.3 kpa ( 7.3 – 8.0 kpa if evidence of polycythemia or pulmonary HTN / Cor pulmonale
Ambulatory oxygen (desaturation during exercise / activity)
Short burst oxygen
