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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Management
Basis for recommendation
These recommendations are based on expert opinion in the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guideline Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults in primary and secondary care (partial update) [National Clinical Guideline Centre, 2010; NICE, 2010].
- NICE states that ambulatory oxygen therapy can be used to ensure that people who require long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) and leave their home on a regular basis receive oxygen for sufficient hours to gain the benefits of LTOT.
- NICE did not identify any evidence on the effectiveness of ambulatory oxygen for people with exercise desaturation; this recommendation is based on the opinion of the guideline development group.
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