Can baseline lung function and arterial oxygenation predict air travel hypoxaemia in respiratory patients?

Conclusions: In this sample of respiratory patients, there is a moderate correlation between baseline SpO2 and PaO2 on HTC. LFT did not predict PaO2 on HTC. HTC remains an essential tool to evaluate if respiratory patients need in-flight oxygen.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Marques Grafino, M., Todo Bom, F., Felizardo, M. M., Staats, R., Pereira, M., Pequito, T., Ladeira, A., Lutas, A., Valenca, J., Furtado, S. Tags: Clinical respiratory physiology, exercise and functional imaging Source Type: research