Open AccessTechniques of preoxygenation in patients with ineffective face mask seal
Author(s) -
Pankaj Kundra,
S Norton Stephen,
Stalin Vinayagam
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.111847
Subject(s) - medicine , oxygenation , anesthesia , tidal volume , ventilation (architecture) , seal (emblem) , nose , statistical analysis , surgery , respiratory system , mechanical engineering , art , engineering , visual arts , statistics , mathematics
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.