Effect of a Ventilatory Assist Device in Addition to Supplemental Oxygen on Exercise Endurance in Subjects With COPD

• Published in: Respiratory care Vol. 69; no. 5; p. 527
• Main Authors: Hilling, Lana, Cayou, Cindy, Kops, Richard S, Ameo, Robert A, Morishige, Richard J, Glezer, Stanislav, Hill, Nicholas S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2024
• Subjects: Aged; Cross-Over Studies; Dyspnea - etiology; Dyspnea - physiopathology; Dyspnea - therapy; Exercise Test; Exercise Tolerance - physiology; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; Interactive Ventilatory Support - instrumentation; Interactive Ventilatory Support - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy - methods; Physical Endurance - physiology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - therapy; Severity of Illness Index; dyspnea; pulmonary ventilation; exercise endurance; leg fatigue; COPD; oxygen therapy

This study assessed the clinical effects of a ventilatory assist (VA) device in addition to supplemental O (VA+O ) on exercise endurance in subjects with severe to very severe COPD managed with long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT). This was a crossover clinical feasibility study of the effects of VA+O in...