Effective oxygen therapy in home care: critical area for improvement

Symposium
Chairs: D. Schuermans (Brussels, Belgium), C. Hernandez (Barcelona, Spain)
Aims: To address current inadequacies in home oxygen care and to provide opportunities for quality improvement and consequently effective and safe home oxygen care.

Indications and prescription of oxygen for your individual patient M. Kampelmacher (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Simple interpretation of blood gas values G. L. Narsavage (Morgantown, United States of America)
Discharge management and education in home oxygen therapy C. Lodewijckx (Leuven, Belgium)
Oxygen and the travelling patient during flight N. Tzanakis (Heraklion, Greece)