Oxygen Concentrator Treatment Report

Category: Equipment

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See also: Oxygen Therapy

What is Oxygen Concentrator?

An example of 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 & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Low oxygen saturation while sleeping 15 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) 10 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Obstructive sleep apnea 6 1 Efficacy_major
Shortness of breath (dyspnea) 5 0
Hypoxemia 3 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Increase effect of another treatment 2 0

See all 56 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
 10

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

Rhinitis (nasal inflammation) 1
Nosebleed (epistaxis) 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Oxygen Concentrator. See all 33 dosages ►

  2 L all the time (24/7) 2liter as needed 2 mg daily 2 L daily 2 other daily 3.5 L daily 4 L daily 4 other daily 8 hr daily 24 hr daily
  4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4  

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Oxygen Concentrator

Always
 8 67%
Usually
 3 25%
Sometimes
 1 8%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Oxygen Concentrator

Very
 1 8%
Somewhat
 4 33%
A little
 4 33%
Not at all
 3 25%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Oxygen Concentrator

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 22%
$25-49
 1 11%
< $25
 6 67%

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4 patient evaluations for Oxygen Concentrator

Purpose: Syncope (fainting) (Started Aug 11, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 28, 2011 4 other Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Oct 28, 2011
Advice & Tips
I use the electric concentrator at home, I also have three large tanks for home use (if the power is out) and I have two sizes of smaller oxygen tanks for when I'm outside or on a short trip (like shopping or a meeting).
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (Started May 02, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 30, 2011 2 L Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Jun 30, 2011
Advice & Tips
I was prescribed the oxygen at night to create less stress on my heart and lungs, not necessarily to treat the hepato-pulmonary syndrome. I was advised by my doctor that there would be no noticable improvement in my breathing or respiratory function. 98% of the time, I would wake up to find that i had removed the oxygen at some point in the night and the cannula was either on the floor or wrapped around me somehow. I also found the air to be quite dry and mess with my sinuses (I'm already susceptible to infections and bloody noses, don't really need any more help with that thanks!). I decided that it wasn't worth the effort or money, nor the slight "downer" it was mentally to put that on every night as a 38 year old, but I'm a little stubborn that way. The concentrator may make it back into our house at some point.
Cost
$50-99 monthly
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Purposes: Low oxygen saturation while sleeping and Muscle fatigue (Started Aug 01, 2010)
Date Dosage Low oxygen saturation while sleeping Perceived effectiveness Muscle fatigue Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 21, 2010 2 L Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Oct 21, 2010
Advice & Tips
It is somewhate difficult getting used to sleeping with the tubing around your face.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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