Chronic obstructive pulmonary patients are not recommended long-term oxygen is wrong, should be combined with the specific circumstances; some patients with the combination of chronic respiratory failure, or even pulmonary heart disease, there may be a need for long-term oxygen therapy, if there is no such complications, may not need long-term oxygen.
1. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may require long-term oxygen therapy: the advanced stage of COPD is often accompanied by hypoxemia, chronic respiratory failure, and even chronic pulmonary heart disease; long-term oxygen therapy can improve the symptoms of chest tightness and hypoxia, and it may have a certain effect on slowing down the progression of pulmonary heart disease.
2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease does not recommend long-term oxygen intake: for early chronic obstructive pulmonary disease without hypoxia (arterial oxygen saturation > 89%), no respiratory failure, pulmonary heart disease and other related comorbidities, long-term oxygen intake can not be beneficial, at this time, usually there is no need for long-term oxygen intake treatment.
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are advised to seek timely medical attention, and oxygen therapy programs should be determined by a respiratory physician.