What are the important outcomes for decision making regarding long-term home oxygen therapy for people with advanced heart failure?
The important outcomes for decision making regarding long-term home oxygen therapy for people with advanced heart failure are change in exercise capacity and change in NYHA class. Quality of life, change in breathlessness, unplanned hospitalisation (both number of bed days and number of events) and patient and/or carer satisfaction are also outcomes that are critical for decision making.