Políticas de Saúde e Orçamento Familiar

um estudo da oxigenoterapia domiciliar prolongada por uso de concentrador de oxigênio

Abstract

Oxygen therapy is often administered to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or terminal patients with disorders associated with increased arterial partial oxygen pressure in order to reduce the risk of hypoxemia.
However, long-term home oxygen therapy (LHOT) is an expensive treatment form and should be indicated only when strictly necessary and in accordance with criteria established by the Brazilian Society of Pneumology and Lung Disease
(SBPT). The objective of this study was to draw the attention of health authorities to the impact of LHOT on patients. personal economy. The study was theoretical, descriptive and observational, and analyzed the case of a 96-year old female
patient with advanced dementia and severe heart and respiratory failure prescribed LHOT (3-4 L/min through a nasal catheter). In conclusion, in harmony with existing public policies of health promotion, it is suggested health authorities
provide financial support, whether by tax exemption or special grants, to patients dependent on LHOT, compensating them for their excessive spending with utilities and nursing, especially since such patients would otherwise take up public and
private hospital beds needed for more urgent cases.