Excessive Oxygen Administration in High-Risk Patients Admitted to Medical and Surgical Wards Monitored by Wireless Pulse Oximeter.

The monitoring of oxygen therapy when patients are admitted to medical and surgical wards could be important because exposure to excessive oxygen administration (EOA) may have fatal consequences. We aimed to investigate the association between EOA, monitored by wireless pulse oximeter, and nonfatal serious adverse events (SAEs) and mortality within 30 days. We included patients in the Capital Region of Copenhagen between 2017 and 2018.

High-pressure NIV for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure in COPD: improved survival in a retrospective cohort study.

Introduction: Updated treatment guidelines for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in 2016 recommended a rapid increase in inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) to 20 cm HO with possible further increase for patients not responding. Previous guidelines from 2006 suggested a more conservative algorithm and maximum IPAP of 20 cm HO.

Aim: To determine whether updated guidelines recommending higher IPAP during NIV were related with improved outcome in patients with COPD admitted with AHRF, compared with NIV with lower IPAP.

COPD, stage and treatment in a large outpatient clinic.

Some COPD patients suffer from frequent exacerbations despite triple inhalation treatment. These frequent exacerbators should be identified, as exacerbations often lead to decreasing lung function and increasing mortality. Roflumilast reduces exacerbations in patients with a previous history of exacerbations.

[Using the KOALA database to ensure quality of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease rehabilitation].

Rehabilitation is a cornerstone in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. KOALA is a web-based database where information about patients' rehabilitation sessions in hospital or in municipalities can be registered. A retrospective study of the effect of rehabilitation in 63 patients at Frederiksberg Hospital showed results in accordance with earlier studies.