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LOTT study worries me Return to previous page 10/28/2016 3527 Views 5 Answers Last Activity: 4 years ago, Mendo Bruce Tags: LOTT moderate desaturation Oxygen study Question: 0 Mendo Bruce 4 years ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel LOTT study worries me Mendo Bruce 4 years ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments I am VERY concerned by the LOTT study that was published today I am worried that Medicare and Medicaid and insurers will use this flawed study to deny oxygen for folks who might otherwise benefit from it. The headlines and press releases read: Long-Term Oxygen for COPD with Moderate Desaturation Does Not Benefit PatientsHere was the full article that was published in NEJM HTTP://WWW.NEJM.ORG/DOI/FULL/10.1056/NEJMOA1604344...Here is info that is not making it into the press releasesHTTP://WWW.NEJM.ORG/DOI/SUPPL/10.1056/NEJMOA160434...The average BMI was 28.6 with NO ONE having a BMI under 22, Only 17% of no o2, and 13% using o2, were stage 4, and only 11% of no o2, and 9% using o2, had a BODE score of 7 or greater.all this info is on p26-29 of the appendix (2nd link)This study seems skewed - the phenotype most likely to benefit from oxygen was under represented and not evenly divided between the groups. 71% were men and 87% were white as well.
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