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Brand Names: Invacare Oxygen Concentrator

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Reasons Taken

44 patients in the community are using or have used Oxygen.

Dosages

Based on the patients currently using Oxygen.

  0 hr day 0 hr none 4 L day 5 L none 6 hr day 8 hr day 8 day 12 hr day 24 hr day 24 day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 19 Number of Patients: 19 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been using Oxygen or how long patients were using Oxygen before stopping.

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Oxygen

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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How Long Patients Used Oxygen Before Stopping

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
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0
1
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Why Patients Stopped Using Oxygen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Expense 1 33% Expense: 33%
Other 1 33% Other: 33%
Course of treatment ended 1 33% Course of treatment ended: 33%
Not indicated 1 33% Not indicated: 33%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 67% 2
Slight 33% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 3

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 3)

  • Wayne Lampe
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
  • Wayne Lampe
  • by Wayne Lampe
    Aug 23, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other
Advice/Tips
If you have sleep apnea use it

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