Long-Term Oxygen Therapy New Insights and Perspectives
Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) usually represents the final step in the management of severe chronic respiratory diseases: a large proportion of patients suffering from these conditions is involved and the corresponding impact for the Health Institutions
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Roberto Walter Dal Negro • Richard Hodder Editors
Long-Term Oxygen Therapy New Insights and Perspectives Forewords by Marc Miravitlles and Dario Olivieri
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Roberto Walter Dal Negro Lung Unit and Department of Internal Medicine ULSS 22 Regione Veneto Bussolengo Hospital Verona, Italy
Richard Hodder† Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care University of Ottawa The Ottawa Hospital-Civic Campus, Ottawa, ON, Canada
The Editors and Authors wish to thank VitalAire Italia Spa for the contribution to this book ISBN 978-88-470-2579-0
ISBN 978-88-470-2580-6 H%RRN
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To Rick, a distinguished scientist full of humanity: when a good friend of mine disappears, part of my life is missing
Foreword
When cure is not an option, there is no doubt that the main outcome of treatment of a chronic and debilitating disease is to improve survival. This is also true
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