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. 2019 Oct 30;37(1):41–60. doi: 10.1007/s12325-019-01128-9

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

Improvement in a dyspnea, b P0.1 (a surrogate measure of inspiratory neural drive), and c VE with administration of oxygen in patients with moderate to severe COPD and mild exertional oxygen desaturation, not qualifying for ambulatory home oxygen. RA room air, P0.1 airway occlusion pressure, VE minute ventilation.

Reprinted with permission of the American Thoracic Society. Copyright © 2019 American Thoracic Society. O’Donnell DE, Bain DJ, Webb KA. 1997. Factors contributing to relief of exertional breathlessness during hyperoxia in chronic airflow limitation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 155(2):530–535. The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine is an official journal of the American Thoracic Society