Journal article
Oxygen therapy during exercise training in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Exercise training within the context of pulmonary rehabilitation improves outcomes of exercise capacity, dyspnea and health-related quality of life in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Supplemental oxygen in comparison to placebo increases exercise capacity in patients performing single-assessment exercise tests. The addition of supplemental oxygen during exercise training may enable individuals with …
Authors
Nonoyama M; Brooks D; Lacasse Y; Guyatt GH; Goldstein R
Journal
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2010, No. 2,
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd005372.pub2
ISSN
1361-6137