Air Travel for Subjects Receiving Long-Term Oxygen Therapy

• Published in: Respiratory care Vol. 63; no. 3; p. 326
• Main Authors: Campbell, Christina D, Smyth, Matthew W, Brown, Lindsay, Kelly, Emer
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2018
• Subjects: air travel; oxygen; COPD

Ambulatory oxygen (O ) is the recommended treatment for hypoxemia at rest or induced by exercise. Commercial aircraft often fly at altitudes of 30,000 feet; their cabins are pressurized to altitudes of 6,000-8,000 feet, with an equivalent F of 0.15. O supplementation, for those receiving baseline am...