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Oxygen therapy in COPD patients with isolated nocturnal hypoxemia; comparison of quality of life and sleep between bronchitis and emphysema phenotype: A prospective observational study.
European journal of internal medicine - 1 Oct 2016
Rizzi Maurizio, Airoldi Andrea, Cristiano Andrea, Frassanito Francesca, Macaluso Claudio, Vanni Silvia, Legnani Delfino
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: COPD is a heterogeneous disease composed by two main phenotypes: bronchitis (COPDb) and emphysema (COPDe) with different clinical presentation, physiology, imaging, response to therapy and decline in lung function. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether nocturnal hypoxemic COPDb and COPDe have a different behaviour during sleep and the effect of nocturnal oxygen supplementation (nO2LT)....
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