Smoking and home oxygen therapy: a review and consensus statement from a multidisciplinary Swedish taskforce
Background: Home oxygen therapy (HOT) improves survival in patients with hypoxaemic chronic respiratory disease. Most patients evaluated for HOT are former or active smokers. Oxygen accelerates combustion and smoking may increase the risk of burn injuries and fire hazards; therefore, it is considere...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2024-01-01
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| Series: | European Respiratory Review |
| Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/content/33/171/230194.full |