LI Jian,XIE Nan-zi,WANG Hai-feng,et al.Impact of time durations of oxygen therapy on heart and lung function in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease[J].Journal of Tongji University(Medical Science),2013,34(4):90-93. [点击复制]
Impact of time durations of oxygen therapy on heart and lung function in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
LI Jian,XIE Nan-zi,WANG Hai-feng,LUO Bang-zhen,ZHENG Huan
(Dept. of Gereology, Tongji Hospital,Tongji University, Shanghai 200065, China)
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the impact of time duration of oxygen therapy on heart and function in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods lung One hundred and thirty six elderly patients with COPD, including 79 cases males and 57 females, were randomly divided into four groups: patients in each group received oxygen therapy for 8,12,16 and 24 hours per day respectively. The arterial blood gas, lung function, heart ultrasonography, 6 rain walk test, blood B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels and blood viscosity were examined after two weeks of oxygen therapy. Indicators between groups were compared using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results Compared to 8 h group, the arterial CO2 partial pressure was significantly higher in patients of other 3 groups. There were no significant differences in arterial pH values among 4 groups. Compared to 12 h group, patients in 16 h and 24 h groups had higher arterial O2 partial pressure; the blood BNP levels were decreased in patients of 16 h group; the distance of 6 min walk test was remarkably extended in 16 h group ( P 〈 0.05 ). Compared to 12 h group, the whole blood viscosity 200, 5 and 1 in 16 h group was significantly decreased. Compared to 8 h group, patients in 16 h group had significantly lower plasma viscosity 100 (P 〈 0.05 ). Conclusion Oxygen therapy can improve the cardiopulmonary function of COPD patients and reduce the blood viscosity; results from this study suggest 16-24 h daily as the time duration of oxygen therapy.