Long-term oxygen therapy is an established method of care for many patients with chronic respiratory disorders1, there are various oxygen equipment used to deliver supplemental oxygen to patients, which include compressed oxygen cylinders, liquid oxygen systems, and oxygen concentrators.
Compressed oxygen cylinders and liquid oxygen systems have traditionally been used to deliver oxygen to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is still quite popular in most parts of the world, however concentrators are increasingly being deployed to patients’ homes.
The popularity of concentrators is in part a result of the their relatively low maintenance and repair costs when compared to operational costs associated with supplying replacements and re-fills for oxygen cylinders or liquid systems to patients, particularly those in remote locations.
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