Oxygen Therapy

Increased quality of life and survival rates

1. Continuous or Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy in Hypoxemic Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: A Clinical Trial in Annals of Internal Medicine, 1980; 93(3): 391 – 398.
2. Report from the Medical Research Council Working Party. Long Term Domiciliary Oxygen Therapy In Chronic Hypoxic Cor Pulmonale Complicating Chronic Bronchitis And Emphysemain The Lancet, Volume 317, No. 8222, 681 – 686, March 198.

Reduced depression

1. Petty T, Supportive Therapy in COPD in Chest, 1998; 113(4_supplement); 256S-262S.
2. Cottrell J, et al. Home Oxygen Therapy : A Comparison of 2- vs. 6-Month Patient Reevaluation in Chest, 1995;107 (2):358-361.

Reduced hospitalization

1. Ringbaek TJ, et al. Does long-term oxygen therapy reduce hospitalisaation in hypoxaemic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? in European Respiratory Journal, 2002; 20:1, 38–42.

VitalAire’s oxygen therapy services can help prolong and improve your patient's quality of life.

Description of our services at home :

1. During the first visit : -
   
   * Check the environment installation conditions.
   * Delivery of the oxygen concentrator with its standard accessories at home.
   * Start-up & information about the oxygen , and the utilization of oxygen concentrator.
   * Oxygen concentrator setup with doctor prescription.
   * pulses oximeter records.
   * Documents to give to the patient concerning the COPD diseases, the oxygen therapy treatments & the oxygen concentrator.
   * 6 minutes walk test if prescribed by doctor.
    
2. One visit each 3 months : -
   
   These regular visits are our warranty

   The home care advisor will visit the patients regularly at home in order to monitor their oxygen usage , educate the patient on their condition , gives support to the patient and family during these visits all equipment utilized by the patient will be checked.

   * follow-up of the devices maintenance.
   * follow-up of the oxygen therapy treatment.
   * reporting to the doctors.

3. Emergency interventions : -
   
   * vitalaire will provide a 24hr ,7 days week.