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Oxygen for relief of dyspnoea in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who would not qualify for home oxygen: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Uronis, Hope E ; Ekström, Magnus LU orcid ; Currow, David C ; McCrory, Douglas C ; Samsa, Gregory P and Abernethy, Amy P (2015) In Thorax 70(5). p.492-494
Abstract
We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register to determine whether oxygen relieves dyspnoea in mildly or non-hypoxemic COPD and included 18 randomised controlled trials (431 participants) in the meta-analysis using Cochrane methodology. Oxygen therapy reduced dyspnoea when compared with medical air; standardised mean difference -0.37 (95% CI -0.50 to -0.24; I(2)=14%). In a priori subgroup and sensitivity analyses, dyspnoea was reduced by continuous oxygen during exertion but not short-burst oxygen therapy. Continuous exertional oxygen can relieve dyspnoea in mildly or non-hypoxemic COPD, but evidence from larger clinical trials is needed.
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70
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5
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492 - 494
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1468-3296
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10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205720
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  author       = {{Uronis, Hope E and Ekström, Magnus and Currow, David C and McCrory, Douglas C and Samsa, Gregory P and Abernethy, Amy P}},
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  title        = {{Oxygen for relief of dyspnoea in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who would not qualify for home oxygen: a systematic review and meta-analysis.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205720}},
  doi          = {{10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205720}},
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