Improved care, lower cost – COPD patients spent 30% less time in hospital with automated O2 monitor from Vygon With the latest British Lung Foundation report on chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) highlighting ‘a worrying picture of substandard care’ for patients in the UK, Vygon is urging clinicians to consider automated oxygen therapy to help those in acute respiratory distress. Its FreeO2 monitor was used in clinical trials and studies among over 500 COPD patients and was found to improve optimum oxygen saturation levels by 56% compared to manual monitoring – and delivered a 21% cost saving. In the study,
COPD patients home earlier with 02 monitor as seen on The Hippocratic Post.