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Skin necrosis following continuous positive airway pressure with a face mask
Author(s) -
SMURTHWAITE G. J.,
FORD P.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1993.tb06856.x
Subject(s) - medicine , continuous positive airway pressure , nose , necrosis , airway , complication , positive pressure , respiratory failure , face masks , respiratory system , surgery , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , obstructive sleep apnea
Summary A 60‐year‐old woman with respiratory.failure required ventilatory support using a continuous positive airway pressure face mask. She developed extensive necrosis of the skin of the bridge of the nose. A number of precipitating factors are discussed and suggestions made to minimise the risk qf this complication.