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Home Long-Term Oxygen Treatment in Italy

The Additional Value of Telemedicine

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  • © 2005

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Editors:
  1. R.W. Negro

    1. Lung Department, Bussolengo General Hospital, Bussolengo (Verona), Italy
      Italian Society of Respiratory Medicine (SIMeR), Italy

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  2. A.I. Goldberg

    1. Loyola University Chicago, USA
      American College of Chest Physicians, USA
      American Academy of Home Care Physicians, USA

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-2

  3. Telemedicine in Respiratory Care

    • A.I. Goldberg
    Pages 3-14

  4. Home Long-Term Oxygen Treatment (H-LTOT): Why, Where, and How

    • R.W. Dal Negro
    Pages 15-26

  5. From National to Regional Criteria for H-LTOT

    • F. Facchini, F. Trevisan
    Pages 27-41

  6. Systems for Oxygen Delivery

    • E. Battaglia, S. Amaducci
    Pages 43-57

  7. The Interfaces

    • S. Amaducci, E. Battaglia
    Pages 59-67

  8. Telemedicine and LTOT in Italy: a 20-Year Experience

    • R.W. Dal Negro, P. Turco
    Pages 69-83

  9. New Telemonitoring Technologies in Italy

    • C. Guglielmetti, M. Gaiani
    Pages 85-94

  10. The Changing Role of Nursing in Telemetric LTOT at Home

    • R. Bisato, C. Turati
    Pages 95-100

  11. Home LTOT: Patient—Caregiver Compliance and Adhesion

    • P. Pescatori, R. Cadinu
    Pages 101-108

  12. Complications in LTOT patients

    • C. Micheletto, R.W. Dal Negro
    Pages 109-117

  13. LTOT Outcomes: Patient’s and Doctor’s Perspectives

    • S. Tognella
    Pages 119-132

  14. Telemedicine for Home-Ventilated Patients

    • E.E. Guffanti, D. Colombo, A. Fumagalli, C. Misuraca, A. Viganò
    Pages 133-146

  15. Economic Evaluation of Treating Patients with Long-Term Oxygen Therapy with or without Telemetric Monitoring

    • R. Ravasio, R.W. Dal Negro, C. Lucioni
    Pages 147-150

  16. Continuing Quality Improvement in the Management of H-LTOT

    • M. Farina, S. Tognella
    Pages 151-162
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  • Lung Department, Bussolengo General Hospital, Bussolengo (Verona), Italy

    R.W. Negro

  • Italian Society of Respiratory Medicine (SIMeR), Italy

    R.W. Negro

  • Loyola University Chicago, USA

    A.I. Goldberg

  • American College of Chest Physicians, USA

    A.I. Goldberg

  • American Academy of Home Care Physicians, USA

    A.I. Goldberg

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