Portable oxygen concentrators in home oxygen therapy

摘要

Long-term oxygen therapy is an established method of care for many patients with chronic respiratory disorders1, there are various oxygen equipment used to deliver supplemental oxygen to patients, which include compressed oxygen cylinders, liquid oxygen systems, and oxygen concentrators. Compressed oxygen cylinders and liquid oxygen systems have traditionally been used to deliver oxygen to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is still quite popular in most parts of the world, however concentrators are increasingly being deployed to patients'homes.