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    Use of oxygen therapy in patients with lung cancer III and IV in the home care program of a hospital in Lima, October 2016 - November 2017
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2018-04-11) Sifuentes Villanueva, Maria Milagros; Urquizo Urquizo, Maria Julia; Chero Pisfil, Santos Lucio
    The objective was to determine the Use of Oxygen Therapy in Patients with Lung Cancer III and IV. This study was analytical, observational, cross-sectional and retrospective; The sample population was 77 medical records of adult patients with lung cancer, out of a total of 651 with different types of neoplasms from the home care program, selected by non-probabilistic sampling. The hypothesis was tested using the Chi square test for categorical variables, with p ≤ 0.05, with a 95% confidence index. Ethical aspects were mainly considered. The results found that of all types of cancer treated in the home care program, lung cancer is the most common neoplasm with 11.8% (77) patients treated. Of the 77 (100%) patients with Lung Cancer, only 29 (37.66%) required the use of oxygen therapy, while 48 (62.33%) did not need it. It is concluded that there is no use of Oxygen Therapy in patients with Lung Cancer III and IV.