Techniques of preoxygenation in patients with ineffective face mask seal

Techniques of preoxygenation in patients with ineffective face mask seal

Background: Ineffective face mask seal is the most common cause for suboptimal pre-oxygenation. Room air entrainment can be more with vital capacity (VC) breaths when the mask is not a tight fit. Aims: This study was designed to compare 5 min tidal volume (TV) breathing and eight VC breaths in patie...

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Main Authors: Pankaj Kundra, Shirley Stephen, Stalin Vinayagam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Face mask
pre-oxygenation
tidal volume
vital capacity
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2013;volume=57;issue=2;spage=175;epage=179;aulast=Kundra

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http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2013;volume=57;issue=2;spage=175;epage=179;aulast=Kundra

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