This document summarizes a meeting that discussed improving clinical oxygen therapy in small hospitals in developing countries. Key topics included:
- The epidemiology of hypoxemia in various patient populations and settings. It is a major problem in children, neonates, surgery, and obstetrics.
- Availability of oxygen is often limited in district hospitals in developing countries. Surveys found oxygen unavailable or not delivered effectively.
- Experience introducing oxygen concentrators in Malawi as part of a child lung health program, which helped make oxygen available in more hospitals.
- Available oxygen sources like concentrators, with a focus on appropriate models for developing country settings.
- Indications for oxygen therapy and methods of monitoring and delivery.
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1. An assessment of key infant feeding practices based on WHO indicators.
2. An evaluation of national policies and achievement of targets from the Innocenti Declaration and Global Strategy.
3. An analysis of components of a comprehensive national infant feeding program.
The tool is designed to help countries identify strengths and weaknesses in order to improve protection, promotion, and support of optimal infant feeding. It can assist in developing plans and tracking progress toward global goals.
health, community leaders; review of existing records
3. Data analysis
Identification of priority health problems
Estimation of morbidity and mortality rates
Identification of risk factors and vulnerable groups
Identification of gaps in services and resources
4. Report writing
Presentation of findings
Recommendations for priority interventions
Estimation of resources needed
Identification of lead agency
5. Dissemination of findings
Feedback to agencies and authorities
Coordination of response
6. Monitoring and evaluation
Follow-up assessment
Monitoring of interventions
Evaluation of impact
1.1 Objectives
The objectives of a rapid health assessment are to:
- Identify the main communicable disease threats, including those with
epidemic potential;
-
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The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
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Infant and young child feeding a tool for assessing national practices polici...Paul Mark Pilar
This document provides a tool for assessing national practices, policies, and programs related to infant and young child feeding. It contains three parts:
1. An assessment of key infant feeding practices based on WHO indicators.
2. An evaluation of national policies and achievement of targets from the Innocenti Declaration and Global Strategy.
3. An analysis of components of a comprehensive national infant feeding program.
The tool is designed to help countries identify strengths and weaknesses in order to improve protection, promotion, and support of optimal infant feeding. It can assist in developing plans and tracking progress toward global goals.
health, community leaders; review of existing records
3. Data analysis
Identification of priority health problems
Estimation of morbidity and mortality rates
Identification of risk factors and vulnerable groups
Identification of gaps in services and resources
4. Report writing
Presentation of findings
Recommendations for priority interventions
Estimation of resources needed
Identification of lead agency
5. Dissemination of findings
Feedback to agencies and authorities
Coordination of response
6. Monitoring and evaluation
Follow-up assessment
Monitoring of interventions
Evaluation of impact
1.1 Objectives
The objectives of a rapid health assessment are to:
- Identify the main communicable disease threats, including those with
epidemic potential;
-
O documento discute a introdução da atuação do farmacêutico na área de distribuição e transporte de medicamentos no Brasil. Apresenta um breve histórico do mercado farmacêutico no país e como a regulamentação sanitária nesta área só foi consolidada na década de 1990 com a criação da ANVISA. Destaca a importância do empenho dos profissionais envolvidos na cadeia de distribuição de produtos farmacêuticos para garantir a qualidade e segurança dos medicamentos.
This document provides guidance on oxygen therapy for children. It discusses hypoxaemia and its causes in neonates and children. It describes methods for detecting hypoxaemia, including clinical signs and pulse oximetry. It also covers sources of oxygen delivery such as oxygen concentrators and cylinders, and various delivery methods including for neonates and children. The document aims to increase awareness of oxygen therapy and improve its availability and appropriate use in low-resource settings.
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1) Pulse oximetry should be routinely recorded along with vital signs to assess oxygenation. Arterial blood gases are still the gold standard but have limitations.
2) Oxygen is a drug that requires prescription documenting flow rate, delivery device, oxygen saturation targets, and criteria for deterioration or improvement.
3) The recommended oxygen saturation target range is 88-92% for those with chronic respiratory disease to avoid hypercapnia, and 92-96% for other situations.
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This document provides an overview of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines for clinical research professionals. It begins with a brief history of GCP and clinical trials, highlighting milestones such as the Nuremberg Code, Declaration of Helsinki, and ICH harmonized guidelines. The rest of the document outlines the key principles of ICH GCP, roles and responsibilities of investigators, sponsors, and ethics committees, and requirements for trial protocols, documentation, and compliance.
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This document provides a summary of the Respiratory Effectiveness Group (REG) Collaborators' Meeting held at the 2013 European Respiratory Society Congress in Barcelona. The meeting agenda included updates on current REG activities like publications, research studies, and quality standards. Presentations were given on new data from studies on asthma and COPD phenotypes, smoking cessation, and validating real-life asthma endpoints. There was also discussion of developing standards for real-life research, engaging with guidelines, and new initiatives from collaborators. The research update highlighted studies on asthma control and adherence, oral steroid burden in refractory asthma, and predicting asthma risk.
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Informal consultation on clinical use of oxygen
1. WHO/FCH/CAH/04.12
INFORMAL CONSULTATION ON
CLINICAL USE OF OXYGEN
Meeting report
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
2-3 October 2003
CAH
DEPARTMENT OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF ESSENTIAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
3. Contents
Objectives of the meeting 1
Background 1
Epidemiology of hypoxaemia 2
Epidemiology of hypoxaemia in children 2
Epidemiology of hypoxaemia in neonates 2
Epidemiology of hypoxaemia in adults (internal medicine) 3
Epidemiology of hypoxaemia in obstetric care 3
Epidemiology of hypoxaemia in surgical care 3
Availability of oxygen in district hospitals in developing countries 3
Experience with introduction of oxygen as part of
the Child Lung Health Programme (CLHP) in Malawi 4
Oxygen sources 4
Oxygen concentrators 4
Indications for oxygen therapy 5
Clinical signs of hypoxaemia in neonates 5
Clinical signs for hypoxaemia in children 5
Clinical signs for hypoxaemia in adults 5
Pulse oximetry 6
Use of blood gas analysis 6
Methods of oxygen delivery and humidification 6
Oxygen delivery to surgical patients 7
Recommendations 7
Updated technical resources 7
Preparation of revised specifications for oxygen concentrators 8
Preparation of specifications for pulse oximeters 8
Market research based on generic specification leading to a list of
manufacturers and (internet) details of available machines (concentrators,
oximeters and oxygen delivery attachments) 9
Evaluation of true costs, impact and cost-effectiveness of oxygen
delivery systems: a demonstration project 9
Other research issues 9
Follow-up meeting 10
Session on oxygen at IUATLD meeting 10
Not another vertical intervention 10
References 11
Annex 1. Agenda 13
Annex 2. List of participants 16
Annex 3. Draft table of contents for the book “Clinical use of oxygen” 17
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5. The consultation was held to prepare for the writing of a manual “Clinical use of oxygen”
which will give practical guidance on oxygen therapy in district hospitals in developing
countries. The meeting discussed the factors that limit oxygen use, and how the quality of
clinical care can be improved through appropriate clinical use of oxygen.
Objectives of the meeting
• To discuss the contents of a manual “Clinical use of oxygen”, which would address all
relevant aspect of clinical oxygen therapy in small hospitals in developing countries.
• To develop the outline of the manual and present draft chapters, prepared by
participants, for general discussion.
• To discuss research issues associated with the clinical use of oxygen, and to prepare a
research agenda.
Background
Acute respiratory infections (ARI) cause more than two million deaths per year in children
less than five years old; mostly in developing countries. Many of these deaths are associated
with hypoxaemia, and oxygen therapy is life saving for many children with ARI. Previous
work of the WHO Programme for the Control of Acute Respiratory Infections and the
Division of Devices and Clinical Technology in WHO therefore focused on making oxygen
available more easily to patients by promoting and field-testing oxygen concentrators.
Concentrators have been estimated to be 25-50% more cost-effective than cylinders in
resource poor settings (1), and concentrators do not have the limitations of requiring frequent
transport for refilling. However, concentrators do need a continuous power supply and
maintenance. Although some concentrators will run off a car battery that can be charged
by solar panels, there is very limited experience in settings where a continuous mains
electricity supply is not available.
To assure the quality and longevity of oxygen concentrators used in developing countries,
WHO published specifications for a “WHO test schedule for oxygen concentrators” in
1991 (WHO/ARI/91.2). This resulted in the production of three models of oxygen
concentrators by different companies, which conformed to these specifications. Field- testing
and evaluation was conducted in trials in Egypt (2) and Malawi. However, due to mergers
and the development of new models, these concentrators are no longer produced. Probably
due to loss of interest in sales in developing countries, no new models were tested according
to the WHO test schedule, which is rather demanding. To review the situation, in 2000,
the WHO Departments of Blood safety and clinical technology (BCT) and Child and
adolescent health and development (CAH) commissioned a review, and a meeting was
organised in May 2001 in which currently produced concentrators were reviewed and
assessed for their suitability in developing countries, although none of them had undergone
testing according to the 1991 schedule. Summary information on the concentrators was
made available to countries and to UNICEF on request, but has not been published.
Concerning other aspects of oxygen therapy, the ARI programme and the Department
of Child Health and Development supported research studies on the recognition of
hypoxaemia and on delivery methods for oxygen. This work was summarised in 1993 in
the document “Oxygen therapy for acute respiratory infections in young children in
developing countries” (WHO/ARI/93.28) (3). Since the publication of this monograph,
considerable information has become available on the epidemiology of hypoxaemia in
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6. children, detection of hypoxaemia by clinical means and with the use of pulse oximeters,
and the safety and efficacy of oxygen delivery methods. CAH and the International Union
against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD) organised a joint symposium at the
IUATLD meeting in Madrid in 1999, where these aspects were reviewed, and published in
a series of review papers in the Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.
Despite this activity in the last 15 years, there is some evidence and a general perception
that systems for delivering oxygen have not been given a high priority at country programme
level. An evaluation of hospital care for children in seven developing countries highlighted
inadequate oxygen administration as a major factor in quality of care (4). There are several
potential reasons why oxygen has been relatively neglected as a therapy in developing
countries, while in developed countries it is taken for granted that oxygen is one of the
most essential drugs in acute clinical care. These reasons include scepticism that oxygen is
life saving, and lack of evidence that it is a cost-effective therapy (in comparison to other
simple strategies for prevention and treatment of ARI, for example). Certainly the cost of
oxygen is very high when it is provided using cylinders, and there has been little investment
in more efficient oxygen concentrator technology. Although there is a wealth of experience
in the beneficial effects of oxygen, there have not been any randomized trials.
Other WHO departments recommend use of oxygen for different conditions such as
hypoxaemia at child birth, neonatal resuscitation, asthma, management of adult and
adolescent lung diseases, trauma and shock due to haemorrhage.
Epidemiology of hypoxaemia
Epidemiology of hypoxaemia in children
A systematic review of the literature on the epidemiology of hypoxaemia was presented (5).
This included the incidence of hypoxaemia in acute lower respiratory infection in children,
and the normal ranges for oxygen saturation at varying altitudes. Evidence was presented
that hypoxaemia was often more severe in acute lower respiratory infection in children at
higher altitudes than in coastal settings.
In the discussion, gaps in the review were highlighted, including hypoxaemia in HIV
positive children especially those with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP); and hypoxaemia
in children with asthma.
Epidemiology of hypoxaemia in neonates
Hypoxaemia is a major complication of neonatal illnesses, because of the frequency of
primary respiratory disease (hyaline membrane disease, pneumonia, transient tachypnoea
of the newborn) and because apnoea is a common and non-specific response to many
common neonatal conditions. The incidence of hypoxaemia in referral hospitals is estimated
to be up to 30-40% (6,7,8), depending on the level of pre-selection for more severe illness.
In the discussions, and in the presentation on oxygen use in obstetric care, it was
emphasized that there is now good evidence that the immediate resuscitation of newborn
babies with perinatal asphyxia can be done effectively with positive pressure ventilation via
a self-inflating bag and mask, using room air. This does not apply to the resuscitation of
older infants, children or adults, or to the acute treatment of other conditions associated
with hypoxaemia, where use of oxygen (often in conjunction with positive pressure) is the
international standard of care. Where oxygen is used inappropriately, such as in one country
where oxygen is given to all normal babies at the time of birth, this vital therapy may be
perceived as being an unnecessary expense.
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7. Epidemiology of hypoxaemia in adults (internal medicine)
No data on the epidemiology was presented at the meeting. It was stated that, although
there has been the generation of good data on the epidemiology of hypoxaemia in childhood
illness over the past 15 years, including the recent findings that hypoxaemia is also seen in
non-ALRI conditions, there has been less evidence of the burden of hypoxaemia in adult
illness. This may be a factor in the limited advocacy of oxygen as a broad-based therapy.
Epidemiology of hypoxaemia in obstetric care
Data on the epidemiology of hypoxaemia in childbirth was not presented, but the use of
oxygen in obstetric care was discussed. According to common practice, oxygen is indicated
for severe complications (e.g. eclamptic status, post-haemorrhagic shock, surgery under
anaesthesia; general, spinal/epidural). In many countries oxygen is given to the mother
during fetal distress, while waiting for delivery of the baby (during both normal or caesarean
section deliveries). There may be value in reviewing the utility of this exercise.
Epidemiology of hypoxaemia in surgical care
There were no data presented on the epidemiology of hypoxaemia in surgical patients. It
was stated that hypoxaemia occurs in up to 30% of patients in the early post-operative
period, so oxygen is vital for perioperative care. Hypoxaemia is likely to be a common
complication in surgically ill patients at first referral level hospital; during emergency care,
transportation, anaesthesia and post-operative period, and critically ill patients in the
intensive care unit. The availability of oxygen is necessary for safe implementation of
spinal and even apparently simple anaesthesia using ketamine. This is especially so for
patients with underlying co-morbidity, including chronic respiratory disease, shock or obesity.
Availability of oxygen in district
hospitals in developing countries
There is evidence of a mismatch between supply and demand of oxygen in hospitals in
developing countries. Oxygen was available in the majority of teaching hospitals surveyed
in the seven-country study, but less available in district hospitals. Lack of availability of
systems for effective oxygen delivery was also found in a survey of 13 district hospitals in
Kenya. There is evidence that while oxygen is available in some way in some wards in most
hospitals, the equipment for delivering oxygen (flow meters , regulators, etc.) was less
commonly available. In a survey in the United Republic of Tanzania, for example, 75% of
district hospitals had an oxygen supply for less than 25% of the year (9). In Kenya only
about half of the district hospitals had a triage process for administration of oxygen.
Cylinders of oxygen were often shared between wards, no concentrators or oximeters were
available and few hospitals had guidelines for ARI. Where doctors prescribed oxygen in
the emergency departments only about 60% of children received it on the hospital wards.
There were no guidelines on when to cease giving oxygen.
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8. Experience with introduction of
oxygen as part of the Child Lung
Health Programme (CLHP) in Malawi
In Malawi, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, in conjunction
with the Ministry of Health and Population, has introduced an Integrated Child Lung
Health Programme (CLHP) that was incorporated into the existing ARI/IMCI health
services. Baseline data showed that oxygen was often not available, consistent with other
surveys in Africa. Up to October 2003, the CLHP has provided 16 DeVilbiss 515KS oxygen
concentrators with flow-splitters, appropriate spares and supplies necessary for providing
oxygen therapy. Another eight concentrators will be installed by the beginning of 2004,
covering all 24 district hospital paediatric wards. The 16 districts have set up either a
separate “intensive care” room or an area where the oxygen concentrator is located in the
“acute side” of the paediatric ward set aside for severely ill children. Some districts have
set up four individual cots for children receiving oxygen, which should decrease cross-
infection significantly. Five-day workshops on installation, use, and maintenance of oxygen
concentrators have been conducted for biomedical engineers from each of the three central
hospitals, anaesthetic clinical officers (ACO) and senior state registered nurses (SRN)
working in paediatrics. The workshop consisted of presentations, a video, and practical
sessions on how to use and maintain the oxygen concentrator and flow-splitters. A reference
manual “Oxygen therapy for acute respiratory infections in young children in emergent countries with
an oxygen concentrator” was prepared. Practical sessions demonstrated the correct installation
of the concentrator on the paediatric ward. The biomedical engineers from each of the
three central hospitals carry out regular maintenance visits.
Oxygen sources
Oxygen concentrators
Since the concentrator specifications were first designed in the early 1990s there has been
limited commitment from manufacturers to supplying machines appropriate for developing
countries. This is partly because of the large market in rich countries for oxygen concentrators
for individuals (mostly the elderly, but some ex-preterm newborns) who have chronic lung
disease and chronic hypoxaemia. However, there is now a small range of models that are
consistent with WHO specifications for district hospitals. These have flow rates of 5-8
litres per minute. Getting companies to routinely manufacture appropriate flow-splitters
(necessary for delivery of oxygen to more than one child) has been a challenge, but these
are now available in at least two models on the market, and the cost for this attachment is
now less than when flow-splitters need to be manufactured as a special item.
One of the higher flow rate models has two main outlets, allowing eight patients at any
time to receive oxygen at 1 litre per minute (using two four-way flow splitters). Flow
models of 8 litres were designed for nebulizing beta-2 agonist bronchodilators (e.g.
salbutamol) for patients with asthma, but these models may be useful in hospitals where
eight patients can be nursed in a high-dependency area.
Some oxygen concentrators have sufficiently high flows (up to 700 litres per minute) to
service the needs of an entire hospital, and there has been experience from Canada,
Kyrgystan, Zambia and other countries where these have been installed and run successfully.
The equipment and installation costs of such systems are considerable and likely to be
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9. beyond the reach of most district hospitals in developing countries. However, the principle
is not well recognised that oxygen concentrators are now clearly shown to be the most cost-
effective method of delivering oxygen, and that the technology is flexible to suit particular
needs. Evidence of this is that most countries still buy oxygen in cylinders.
Indications for oxygen therapy
Clinical signs of hypoxaemia in neonates
Recent studies in India, Papua New Guinea and the WHO Young Infant Study have
characterized the clinical signs predicting hypoxaemia in young infants (6,7,8). It was
proposed that the following would be recommended indications for oxygen delivery:
• Where oxygen supplies are ample and oximetry is not available, oxygen should be
given to all neonates who have RR>60 or cyanosis or are too sick to feed. Where
supplies are limited, oxygen may need to be restricted to newborns with a RR>60
and cyanosis, as inability to feed is a non-specific sign.
• Where pulse oximetry is available, oxygen should be given to all neonates who have
an SpO2<90%. It was recognized that this threshold may need to be adjusted in
settings where oxygen supplies are limited and at higher altitudes where normal values
for SpO2 are lower than at sea-level.
Clinical signs for hypoxaemia in children
The published studies that have explored the relationship between individual clinical signs
and hypoxaemia have recently been reviewed (10). Summarising the evidence presented
in this literature is difficult because different thresholds for defining hypoxaemia have
been used (often to adjust for the independent effect of high altitude) and often different
groups of signs have been evaluated. In many cases studies were limited to children with
severe acute respiratory tract infection, however, oxygen may also be required in the
management of children with severe or prolonged convulsions, shock of any cause (including
severe sepsis and trauma) and severe anaemia complicated by respiratory distress.
• As for young infants, it was suggested that at low altitudes hypoxaemia be considered
present if SpO2 was < 90%. Where these measurements are possible and where oxygen
supplies are adequate, this threshold should therefore be used to initiate and stop
oxygen therapy. The optimum definition of hypoxaemia at high altitude remains
uncertain. However, one uncontrolled study at 1600m has shown that using an
SpO2 of 85% as a threshold for giving supplemental oxygen resulted in a 40% lower
mortality than when clinical signs alone were used (11). This does not imply that
there would not be a greater survival from using a higher threshold, but that above
1500m a SpO2 threshold of 85% may be safe.
In many hospitals in low-income countries pulse oximetry is not available and oxygen
supplies are scarce. It was suggested therefore that the clinical indications for oxygen be
prioritized on the basis of their observed association with true hypoxaemia and/or the
clinical severity of the condition. All inpatient children, not just those with ARI, are to be
considered.
Clinical signs for hypoxaemia in adults
There was no presentation made on clinical signs of hypoxaemia in adults.
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Oximetry was first developed in the USA to monitor pilots flying at high altitude. It is the
most accurate non-invasive method for the detection of hypoxaemia, but experience in
developing countries is limited. Most of the available data on the use of pulse oximetry in
developing countries has been generated by hypoxaemia epidemiology studies in Gambia,
Kenya, Malawi, South America and Papua New Guinea (7,11-19). There is much less
evidence of impact and cost-effectiveness, and consequently there is uncertainty whether,
and at what level of hospital, this technology is appropriate. There is some evidence from
Papua New Guinea that pulse oximetry, when combined with an ample oxygen supply, can
reduce case fatality rates from severe pneumonia by up to 40%, but this study was a before
and after comparison in a highly supervised atypical setting, and could not be completely
controlled for severity of illness and other confounding (11). Nonetheless, pulse oximetry
may overcome the limitations in predictive power of clinical signs. Because of cost savings
that would occur from not using oxygen in children without hypoxaemia (but who would
be given oxygen based on clinical signs), oximetry may be a cost-effective intervention in
some district hospitals. There is a need for further studies of the use of pulse oximetry in
developing countries, particularly evaluating impact and cost-effectiveness. There is a need
to describe ideal specifications for pulse oximeters that are appropriate for small and medium-
sized hospitals in developing countries, and to explore their full range of uses.
Use of blood gas analysis
Because of the cost of doing blood gases and maintaining the necessary analyser, doing
blood gas analysis was considered not to be a cost-effective analysis for small hospitals. It
was generally agreed that in the absence of mechanical ventilators, there was limited use in
obtaining paCO2 measurements; that oxygen saturation can be more cheaply and non-
invasively obtained with a pulse oximeter; and in most cases SaO2 is a practical and sufficient
surrogate for partial pressure of arterial oxygen (paO2).
Methods of oxygen delivery and
humidification
Over the last 10 years there has been considerable generation of information on methods
of oxygen delivery and humidification needs and effectiveness in tropical environments.
Humidification is considered unnecessary for nasal prongs and nasal catheters, but is
necessary when using nasopharyngeal catheters. There was a general agreement that where
nasal prongs can be afforded, they are the preferred method of delivery as they are well
tolerated, have a low complication rate, and do not require humidification. Nasal catheters
have a role where prongs are not available. Nasopharyngeal catheters (NP) supply higher
concentrations of oxygen and greater positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) at a given
flow rate than nasal prongs or catheters (20), but because of a higher complication rate
(21), NP catheter use should be limited to where nasal prongs are unavailable, where staff
are familiar with insertion techniques, where oxygen is in limited supply, or in an individual
patient where cyanosis or oxygen desaturation is not relieved by nasal prongs or nasal
catheter. Simple flow continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) devices for neonates
with apnoea and for severe respiratory infections were discussed, but considered to be too
complicated for many settings, and would require trials first.
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11. Concerning oxygen delivery methods in different age groups, it was considered that the
same methods can be used for neonates, infants and children, discouraging the use of head
boxes or incubator oxygen as being wasteful and potentially harmful. No statements were
made on the uses of particular methods in adults, but nasal prongs were considered to be
the most widely used methodology, which is most acceptable to adults.
Oxygen delivery to surgical patients
A recent WHO publication (Surgical Care at the District Hospital) (9) gives guidance on
the safe use, supply, equipment and maintenance of oxygen. This training manual has
emphasized the importance of oxygen as an essential therapy to patients requiring surgical
procedures in trauma, obstetrics, orthopaedic, general surgery, resuscitation and emergency
care, who should have access where needed.
Recommendations
Updated technical resources
A technical publication “Clinical use of oxygen” should be produced. This will involve an
update to the 1993 WHO manual on the use of oxygen in children with ALRI. It will
include the following topics for which considerable new information has been generated in
the last 10 years, and topics that were beyond the scope of the 1993 publication:
• Updated information on the epidemiology of hypoxaemia in children.
• Updated information on hypoxaemia in adults in surgical, obstetric and internal
medical care, and on co-existing conditions (e.g respiratory) and acute care.
• Expanded information on neonatal hypoxaemia.
• Prevalence of hypoxaemia in asthma (adults and children).
• A definition of hypoxaemia at various altitudes.
• Updated description on the role of humidification.
• Updated information on oxygen sources and equipment, particularly on the types of
oxygen concentrators available, and experience in countries where concentrators have
been used. Types of flow meters: orifice and floating ball.
• A description of pulse oximetry and how it can be used to screen patients for
hypoxaemia, to monitor patients receiving oxygen and to decide when to cease oxygen.
• Details of the Malawi “kit” used in the Lung Health Project: this details all the
attachments and spare parts that are necessary when using concentrators.
• Appropriate and safe use of oxygen: flow charts or simple protocols for how to
administer oxygen. An appendix could include “how-to-do-it” charts that could be
photocopied to put up on the wall of health facilities.
• Chapter on the organization of oxygen therapy at health facilities, including training
of staff (clinical and technical); maintenance, spares/supplies, central organization
across the health facility.
• Guidance for policy makers (description of a ministr y of health, hospital
administrators) to improve oxygen systems as part of a general quality of hospital
care initiative.
The aim would be to write most of the manual aiming at the health-care provider such
as at the clinical officer level, and add summary charts. There would be specific
administration/organization sections of the manual that are aimed at hospital administrators
or ministry of health officials. To facilitate this project the participants at the meeting
agreed to write sections of this book relating to their areas of expertise and interest. It is
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12. aimed that the draft sections will be complete by the end of the year, and a further
consultation meeting will be held in about six months time to finalize contributions.
Preparation of revised specifications for oxygen concentrators
Mr David Peel has maintained a detailed observational record over the shifting market,
and will compile an updated list of specifications matched to available models. This will
also include surge protectors, necessary for the protection of equipment in developing
countries.
Preparation of specifications for pulse oximeters
A list of requirements was drawn up and discussed during the meeting. These included:
Size. There are various sizes that are appropriate for district hospitals: from very small
hand-held devices to machines about the size of a small portable laptop computer. Although
the very small hand-held machines are cheaper than the larger portable models, the battery
life of hand-held machines is shorter and there may be a greater risk of theft from hospital
wards than with larger devices.
Although some SpO2 monitors can also measure other physiological parameters such as
blood pressure and the electrocardiograph, the simpler machines monitoring SpO2 and
heart rate have fewer attachments that need replacing over time, require much less training
to use and are much less expensive.
Oximeters should have robust hard plastic casing, and be resistant to knocks and vibration.
Oximeter technology functions well at high altitudes; most also function well in humid and
hot environments.
Re-chargeable internal battery with a life of 6-12 hours, and an AC power adapter.
Visible plethysmographic wave, or another graphical display of the pulse wave detected by
the digital probe. This is useful for health workers to ascertain the accuracy of the SpO2
measurement, but if an oximeter does not have such a plethysmographic display, the heart
rate displayed by the oximeter should be checked with the patient’s pulse to ensure the
reading is accurate.
Digital probes. There is a wide range of digital probes available. Some are disposable,
but can be re-used on several patients over a week or more until the light signal fades, but
they are difficult to clean and adhesive wears off after a few uses. There are several types of
longer life digital probes that are more expensive; for adults there are hard plastic probes,
but these will not attach well to infants or children. The most ideal probes for a wide range
of patient ages and sizes are peg-type devices with soft rubber coating or ‘shoes’. Because
the probe casing is soft they will mould to the digits of neonates, older children or adults.
For neonates these soft digital probes can be attached to the foot or hand. It is important
always to have a spare probe on hand in case one fails.
Alarms. An adjustable in-built lower saturation alarm is included in all models. A high
saturation alarm is useful if there is a need to limit the oxygen saturation achieved by
administered oxygen, such as when managing very premature neonates, to avoid the risks
of retinopathy (eye damage). A low battery alarm is essential to alert health workers when
the machine needs to be plugged into the AC mains.
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13. Market research based on generic specification leading to a list of
manufacturers and (internet) details of available machines
(concentrators, oximeters and oxygen delivery attachments)
There is a need to provide potential users (hospitals, ministries of health, etc) with enough
information to purchase equipment that is appropriate to their needs and budgets. After
the specifications have been finalized, the UNICEF supplies section will investigate costs
within the industry. Because nasal prongs are preferable to nasopharyngeal or nasal catheters
for most children and adults requiring oxygen (in terms of lower complication rates and
better patient comfort, and there is no requirement for humidification compared to NP
catheters), there is a need to investigate manufacturers who will supply these in bulk at
comparable cost to oxygen catheters or feeding tubes. At present the much greater cost of
nasal prongs limits their availability in most developing countries. The use of nasal prongs
might overcome some parental resistance and health worker fear of oxygen that partly
results from the unease about inserting a catheter in a sick child.
Evaluation of true costs, impact and cost-effectiveness of oxygen
delivery systems: a demonstration project
There is a need for further documentation of the introduction of systems of oxygen delivery.
Published accounts of country experience of implementation, and what has been required
to sustain working systems would be informative. There are a few countries that have
reported short-term experience with setting up systems, but no reports of overall costs,
long-term requirements for sustainability, etc.
One or several demonstration projects should carefully evaluate impact and cost-
effectiveness. A multi-country project would have greatest potential for generalizability
and greatest impact on policy. It would not be ethical or acceptable to randomize children
or hospitals to receive oxygen or not. However, there are clearly problems with pre-and
post comparisons, as case fatality rates varies greatly from year to year, so retrospective
controls can only be used if details are available about the severity of disease. An ethical
alternative would be a step-wedge design where hospitals progressively receive an improved
oxygen system. This would also be a practical approach as the experience of implementation
in one hospital could be used to improve the implementation in the next, and so on. A pre-
and post-comparison could be done (of case fatality rates for severe pneumonia), plus
contemporaneous comparison between hospitals (some of which would have implemented
the system and some which would do so later) would help control for confounding. Such
studies should also evaluate feasibility, acceptability, sustainability and ‘cost-effectiveness’.
The latter could include both the estimated cost per life saved of the oxygen delivery
system and a cost comparison between delivering oxygen by concentrators with what would
be required to administer the same amount of oxygen by cylinders.
Other research issues
As part of the demonstration project there is a need for evidence of impact and cost-
effectiveness, and the true costs of setting up and maintaining various oxygen delivery
systems in developing country settings. It would be useful to have more published accounts
of country experience of implementation of their oxygen delivery programmes.
In the absence of RCTs, before/after studies assessing the impact of providing oxygen,
coupled with cost-effectiveness assessments would be ethically sound.
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14. Follow-up meeting
After the drafting of various chapters for the oxygen manual, it would be useful to hold
another meeting to finalize drafts and their contents. This could be held in Geneva.
Alternatively a meeting in Egypt, where the largest experience of using concentrators was
documented a decade ago, might be valuable. Obtaining some follow-up information about
sustainability would also be important.
Session on oxygen at IUATLD meeting
It was proposed that there be a session on oxygen at the annual IUATDL meeting in Paris
in November 2004. Penny Enarson (IUATLD) will consider and coordinate this.
Not another vertical intervention
Oxygen should not be seen as another vertical intervention for ARI. Quite the contrary,
promotion and implementation of oxygen systems could be a vehicle for improving quality
of care in district hospitals. Thus oxygen delivery systems should be part of larger quality
systems (e.g. in-patient care) and be broad-based, servicing the needs of all acute care
disciplines and all ages. Indeed, receiving appropriate oxygen therapy might be a key
indicator of quality of hospital care. There is a need for advocacy in this area, perhaps
presentations at national paediatric conferences and conferences in other disciplines such
as emergency, trauma, surgery, obstetrics and intensive care. This might be an issue that
the International Paediatric Association could take up.
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17. Annex 1
Agenda
DAY 1
9:00-9:15 Introduction Martin Weber (CAH)
Objectives of the meeting Meena Cherian (EHT)
Introduction of participants
9:15-9:30 Epidemiology and burden of hypoxaemia Juan Lozano
in child health
9:30-9:45 Epidemiology and burden of hypoxaemia Trevor Duke
in neonatal care
9:45-10:00 Epidemiology and burden of hypoxaemia NCD/IMAI
in Internal medicine
10:00-10:15 Epidemiology and burden of hypoxaemia Luc de Bernis (RHR)
in obstetric care
10:15-10:30 Epidemiology and burden of hypoxaemia Meena Cherian (EHT)
in surgical care
10:30-10:45 Coffee
10:45-11:15 Discussion of epidemiology
11:15-11:30 Availability or oxygen in district Mike English
hospitals: review of experience
11:30-12:00 Oxygen concentrators in Malawi: the Penny Enarson
IUATLD project
Oxygen sources David Peel
Concentrators
Cylinders
Central sources
12:00-12:30 Discussion
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-13:45 Humidification of oxygen Martin Weber (CAH)
13:45-14:00 Discussion
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18. 14:00-14:15 Indications for oxygen therapy and Trevor Duke
detection of hypoxaemia by clinical
means in neonates
14:15-14:30 Discussion
14:30-14:45 Indications for oxygen therapy and Mike English
detection of hypoxaemia by clinical
means in children
14:45-15:00 Discussion
15:00-15:15 Indications for oxygen therapy and IMAI/NCD
detection of hypoxaemia by clinical
means in adults
15:15-15:30 Discussion
15:30-15:45 Tea
15:45-16:00 Use of pulse oximeters for the detection Mark Steinhoff
of hypoxaemia in developing countries
16:00-16:15 Discussion
16:15-16:30 Use of blood gas analysis in developing Mike English
countries
16:30-16:45 Discussion
16:45-17:00 Summary of the day Harry Campbell
DAY 2
9:00-9:30 Oxygen delivery methods Lulu Muhe
Nasal prongs
Nasal and oral catheters
Naso- and oropharyngeal catheters
Face masks
Head boxes, incubators and tents
9:30-10:00 Discussion of specific recommendations Jelka Zupan (RHR)
for delivery methods for neonates
Special issues: Apnoea and CPAP
10:00-10:30 Discussion of specific recommendations Martin Weber/Lulu Muhe
for delivery methods for children
10:30-10:45 Coffee
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19. 10:45-11:15 Discussion of specific RHR/NCD/IMAI
recommendations for delivery
methods for adults
11:15-12:00 Discussion of missing areas Harry Campbell
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 Discussion of further procedure, Harry Campbell
finalisation of chapters
14:00-15:00 Introduction and promotion of the Harry Campbell/
manual Trevor Duke
15:00 Closure
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20. Annex 2
List of participants
Dr Harry Campbell Edinburgh, Scotland
Dr Trevor Duke Melbourne, Australia
Dr Mike English Kilifi, Kenya
Dr Juan Lozano Bogota, Colombia
Dr Mark Steinhoff Baltimore, USA
Mr David Peel UK
UNICEF
Dr Monique Supiot, Unicef Supply Division, Copenhagen
IUATLD
Penny Enarson, Paris, France
Secretariat
Dr Luc de Bernis, RHR (unable to attend)
Dr Meena Cherian, EHT
Dr Thomas Cherian, IVB
Dr Rita Kabra, RHR
Dr Lulu Muhe, CAH
Dr Shamim Qazi, CAH
Dr Robert Scherpbier, CAH
Dr Martin Weber, CAH
Dr Jelka Zupan, RHR
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21. Annex 3
Draft table of contents for the
book "Clinical use of oxygen"
Epidemiology and burden of hypoxaemia
Child health
Acute respiratory infections
Neonatal care
Internal medicine
Obstetric care
Surgery and anaesthesia
Trauma
Oxygen sources
Concentrators
Cylinders
Central sources
Humidification of oxygen
Indications for oxygen therapy and detection of hypoxaemia
By clinical means
In neonates
In children
In adults
By pulse oximeters
By blood gas analysis
Oxygen delivery methods
Nasal prongs
Nasal and oral catheters
Naso- and oropharyngeal catheters
Face masks
Head boxes, incubators and tents
Specific recommendations for delivery methods by group of patients
Neonates
Children
Adults
Appendices: annotated list of oxygen concentrators
annotated list of pulse oximeters
outline of oxygen delivery and organization of care in a hospital, including
maintenance and technical issues
list of parts and spare parts required for oxygen delivery in a hospital
ward
sample flow charts and protocols for oxygen delivery and monitoring
description of how a Ministry of Health might improve oxygen systems
as part of a general quality of hospital care initiative
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22. For further information please contact:
Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development (CAH)
World Health Organization
20 Avenue Appia
1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
tel + 41 22 791 32 81
fax + 41 22 791 48 53
email cah@who.int
website http://www.who.int/child-adolescent-health
Department of Essential Health Technologies (EHT)
World Health Organization
20 Avenue Appia
1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
tel + 41 22 791 43 85
fax + 41 22 791 48 36
email eht@who.int
website http://www.who.int/eht
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