Kensuke Kataoka, Keishi Oda, Hajime Takizawa, Takashi Ogura, Atsushi Miyamoto, Yoshikazu Inoue, Shinobu Akagawa, Seishu Hashimoto, Tomoo Kishaba, Koji Sakamoto, Naoki Hamada, Kazuyoshi Kuwano, Masayuki Nakayama, Masahito Ebina, Noriyuki Enomoto, Yasunari Miyazaki, Kenichiro Atsumi, Shinyu Izumi, Yoshinori Tanino, Hiroshi Ishii, Hiroshi Ohnishi, Takafumi Suda, Yasuhiro Kondoh
While high-level evidence is lacking, numerous retrospective studies have depicted the value of supplemental oxygen in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other interstitial lung diseases, and its use should be encouraged where necessary. The clinical course and survival of patients with IPF who have been introduced to oxygen therapy is still not fully understood. The objective of this study was to clarify overall survival, factors associated with prognosis, and causes of death in IPF patients after the start of oxygen therapy...
August 22, 2023: Scientific Reports