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Table 1 Inclusion- and exclusion criteria for participation in the home oxygen treatment and monitoring program

From: Rapid implementation of home oxygen treatment and remote monitoring for COVID-19 patients at the verge of the Omicron wave in Turku, Finland

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

- Recovering from severe COVID-19

- SpO2 > 92% and breathing frequency < 30/min in rest with oxygen supplementation

- No immediate risk of death without oxygen supplementation

- Safety measures for home oxygen treatment fulfilled

- No severe problems with the treatment or monitoring expected at home

- Progressive COVID-19

- Clinically unstable

- High flow oxygen support

- Fire hazards at home

- Multiple severe underlying conditions

- Inability to take food and drugs orally

- Inadequate cooperation or safety not guaranteed