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BTS Home Oxygen Quality Standards

The British Thoracic Society has published its new Quality Standards for acute Non-Invasive Ventilation in Adults, marking a major step forward in respiratory patient care.  This follows the recent National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death, ‘Inspiring Change’, 2017, which highlighted a mortality rate of over a third for patients receiving NIV.

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Title Publication Date Description Status
00 BTS Home Oxygen Quality Standards 20170901September 2017 BTS Home Oxygen Quality Standards, published in September 2017 Valid
01 Appendix 1 - Initial Home Oxygen Risk Mitigation Form 20170901September 2017 BTS Home Oxygen Quality Standards Appendix 1 -  Initial Home Oxygen Risk Mitigation Form Valid
02 Appendix 2 - NICE 2010 COPD referral criteria 20170901September 2017 BTS Home Oxygen Quality Standards Appendix 2 - NICE 2010 COPD referral criteria  Valid
03 Appendix 3 - Home Oxygen Assessment Referral Form 20170901September 2017 BTS Home Oxygen Quality Standards Appendix 3 - Home Oxygen Assessment Referral Form  Valid
04 Appendix 4 - Protocol for ambulatory oxygen therapy assessment 20170901September 2017 BTS Home Oxygen Quality Standards Appendix 4 - Protocol for ambulatory oxygen therapy assessment Valid
05 Appendix 5 - Assessment protocol for palliative oxygen 20170901September 2017 BTS Home Oxygen Quality Standards Appendix 5 -  Assessment protocol for palliative oxygen Valid