Campbell Christina D, Smyth Matthew W, Brown Lindsay, Kelly Emer
Respiratory Department, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Respir Care. 2018 Mar;63(3):326-331. doi: 10.4187/respcare.05522. Epub 2018 Feb 6.
Ambulatory oxygen (O) is the recommended treatment for hypoxemia at rest or induced by exercise. Commercial aircraft often fly at altitudes of 30,000 feet; their cabins are pressurized to altitudes of 6,000-8,000 feet, with an equivalent F of 0.15. O supplementation, for those receiving baseline ambulatory O, is paramount.
We gathered information on subjects' experience traveling with supplementary oxygen and reasons individuals receiving O do not travel. Subjects were identified using a home oxygen database. Data were gathered by postal questionnaire. The objective of this study was to gather information relevant to subjects' experience organizing travel with supplementary oxygen and their experience of traveling itself.
Between 2013 and 2015, 512 patients were entered into the database: 277 were excluded (269 had died, 8 had incomplete records). We sent 235 questionnaires, and 50 responses were received (21% response rate). Of these, 11 (22%) were returned as the patient had died, 20 (40%) had not traveled by air, 11 (22%) had flown with O, 4 (8%) no longer used O, and 4 (8%) forms were incomplete. Of those who traveled with O, 54% found it complicated to organize their trip, 72% found it complicated to access information, and 81% would fly again. Regarding those who had never flown with O, 35% were unaware that O was available on commercial aircraft, 30% had no wish to travel, and 30% had worries regarding their health.
Air travel is challenging; however, those who did travel reported a mainly positive experience. Increasing available information on options for travel should help individuals.
动态吸氧是治疗静息性或运动诱发的低氧血症的推荐方法。商用飞机通常在30000英尺的高度飞行；其客舱压力相当于海拔6000 - 8000英尺，等效的氧分压为0.15。对于接受基线动态吸氧的患者，补充氧气至关重要。
我们收集了受试者携带补充氧气旅行的经历以及吸氧者不旅行的原因的信息。通过家庭氧气数据库识别受试者。通过邮寄问卷收集数据。本研究的目的是收集与受试者组织补充氧气旅行的经历及其旅行体验相关的信息。
2013年至2015年期间，512名患者被录入数据库：277名被排除（269名已死亡，8名记录不完整）。我们发放了235份问卷，收到50份回复（回复率为21%）。其中，11份（22%）因患者已死亡被退回，20份（40%）未曾乘坐飞机旅行，11份（22%）乘坐飞机时吸氧，4份（8%）不再使用氧气，4份（8%）表格不完整。在乘坐飞机时吸氧的人中，54%认为组织旅行很复杂，72%认为获取信息很复杂，81%愿意再次乘坐飞机。对于从未乘坐飞机时吸氧的人，35%不知道商用飞机上可提供氧气，30%不想旅行，30%担心自己的健康。
航空旅行具有挑战性；然而，那些确实旅行过的人报告的经历总体上是积极的。增加关于旅行选择的可用信息应该会对个人有所帮助。
