Characterization of home oxygen therapy prescription. Cienfuegos Municipality, 2022

<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: oxygen therapy, indicated with the intention of treating or preventing hypoxia manifestations, has shown to increase survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and respiratory failure. This is increasingly in demand, at a rate th...

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Main Authors: Aracelia Esther Valdés Zamora, Idaimy Molina del Sol, Anay de la C. Núñez Herrera, Noel A. Pardillo Mustelier, Anisbelys Álvarez
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Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2024-03-01
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Online Access:http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/45132
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author Aracelia Esther Valdés Zamora
Idaimy Molina del Sol
Anay de la C. Núñez Herrera
Noel A. Pardillo Mustelier
Anisbelys Álvarez
author_facet Aracelia Esther Valdés Zamora
Idaimy Molina del Sol
Anay de la C. Núñez Herrera
Noel A. Pardillo Mustelier
Anisbelys Álvarez
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description <p><strong>Foundation</strong>: oxygen therapy, indicated with the intention of treating or preventing hypoxia manifestations, has shown to increase survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and respiratory failure. This is increasingly in demand, at a rate that significantly exceeds the availability of resources, often with prescriptions in which it is not beneficial.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to describe the main characteristics of the use of home oxygen therapy.<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in a 289 patients population with a prescription for oxygen therapy, assisted by the eight special pharmacies of the Cienfuegos municipality. The following studied variables were: health problems, frequency of change and specialty of the prescriber. To analyze the results, descriptive statistics were used through the distribution of absolute and relative frequencies.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: the most common health problem was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, present in 56.1% of patients; followed by bronchial asthma and neoplasms. The oxygen cylinder replacement was carried out monthly in the majority of cases (32.9%). 86.2% of the patients received the indication for oxygen therapy from a doctor specializing in Comprehensive General Medicine.<br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: the results show that in many cases indiscriminate indications were given, for which the effectiveness of oxygen therapy is not demonstrated. Generally, the prescription lacks the evaluation of the internist or pulmonology specialist.</p>
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spelling doaj-art-e3169ceb714b4c83b18e63b4c5bd44f82025-01-30T21:29:02ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2024-03-012222792852489Characterization of home oxygen therapy prescription. Cienfuegos Municipality, 2022Aracelia Esther Valdés Zamora0Idaimy Molina del Sol1Anay de la C. Núñez Herrera2Noel A. Pardillo Mustelier3Anisbelys Álvarez4Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. CienfuegosUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. CienfuegosUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. CienfuegosUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. CienfuegosUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. Cienfuegos<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: oxygen therapy, indicated with the intention of treating or preventing hypoxia manifestations, has shown to increase survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and respiratory failure. This is increasingly in demand, at a rate that significantly exceeds the availability of resources, often with prescriptions in which it is not beneficial.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to describe the main characteristics of the use of home oxygen therapy.<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in a 289 patients population with a prescription for oxygen therapy, assisted by the eight special pharmacies of the Cienfuegos municipality. The following studied variables were: health problems, frequency of change and specialty of the prescriber. To analyze the results, descriptive statistics were used through the distribution of absolute and relative frequencies.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: the most common health problem was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, present in 56.1% of patients; followed by bronchial asthma and neoplasms. The oxygen cylinder replacement was carried out monthly in the majority of cases (32.9%). 86.2% of the patients received the indication for oxygen therapy from a doctor specializing in Comprehensive General Medicine.<br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: the results show that in many cases indiscriminate indications were given, for which the effectiveness of oxygen therapy is not demonstrated. Generally, the prescription lacks the evaluation of the internist or pulmonology specialist.</p>http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/45132tratamiento por inhalación de oxígenoprescripcionesfarmaciascontrol
spellingShingle Aracelia Esther Valdés Zamora
Idaimy Molina del Sol
Anay de la C. Núñez Herrera
Noel A. Pardillo Mustelier
Anisbelys Álvarez
Characterization of home oxygen therapy prescription. Cienfuegos Municipality, 2022
Medisur
tratamiento por inhalación de oxígeno
prescripciones
farmacias
control
title Characterization of home oxygen therapy prescription. Cienfuegos Municipality, 2022
title_full Characterization of home oxygen therapy prescription. Cienfuegos Municipality, 2022
title_fullStr Characterization of home oxygen therapy prescription. Cienfuegos Municipality, 2022
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of home oxygen therapy prescription. Cienfuegos Municipality, 2022
title_short Characterization of home oxygen therapy prescription. Cienfuegos Municipality, 2022
title_sort characterization of home oxygen therapy prescription cienfuegos municipality 2022
topic tratamiento por inhalación de oxígeno
prescripciones
farmacias
control
url http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/45132
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