Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 1998)

Meal Induced Oxygen Desaturation and Dyspnea in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  • Norman Wolkove,
  • Li Yi Fu,
  • Ashok Purohit,
  • Antoinette Colacone,
  • Harvey Kreisman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/1998/347020
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 5
pp. 361 – 365

Abstract

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OBJECTIVE: To study arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) obtained by pulse oximetry and dyspnea during active eating (AE) and passive eating (PE) in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).