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What is Oxygen Concentrator?

An oxygen concentrator is a device used to provide oxygen therapy to a patient at substantially higher concentrations than those of ambient air, used as an alternative to tanks of compressed oxygen.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Low oxygen saturation while sleeping 8 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) 7 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Obstructive sleep apnea 4 0
Shortness of breath (dyspnea) 4 0
Other 4 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Hypoxemia 3 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none

See all 46 patients currently using Oxygen Concentrator

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 9

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Oxygen Concentrator

Rhinitis (nasal inflammation) 1
Nosebleed(s) 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Oxygen Concentrator. See all 27 dosages ►

  2 L all the time (24/7) 2liter as needed 2 L daily 2 mL daily 2 other daily 3 other daily 3 mL daily 4 L daily 8 hr daily 24 hr daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2   Other: 50%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 50%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 25%
Expense 1   Expense: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped using Oxygen Concentrator

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Oxygen Concentrator

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Oxygen Concentrator

Always
 7 64%
Usually
 3 27%
Sometimes
 1 9%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Oxygen Concentrator

Very
 1 9%
Somewhat
 4 36%
A little
 3 27%
Not at all
 3 27%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Oxygen Concentrator

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 13%
$25-49
 1 13%
< $25
 6 75%

Report created on February 12, 2012.