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Criteria for initiating long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) in stable COPD patients
Prabhu Kvn
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What are the current GOLD guidelines criteria for prescribing LTOT in stable COPD? Specifically, what PaO2 and SpO2 thresholds trigger initiation, how many hours/day should it be used, and does it improve survival in all COPD patients or only specific subgroups (e.g., those with resting hypoxemia vs exercise-induced desaturation)?
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