Open AccessComparison of margin of safety following two different techniques of preoxygenation
Author(s) -
Sunil Rajan,
Prasanth Mohan,
Jerry Paul,
Abraham Cherian
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.155142
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , apnea , tidal volume , intubation , ventilation (architecture) , endotracheal tube , oxygenation , propofol , respiratory system , mechanical engineering , engineering
Shortening the duration of efficacious preoxygenation would provide benefit in emergency situations like fetal distress etc. This study aims to compare the margin of safety following preoxygenation using 8 vital capacity breaths (VCB) in 1 min and tidal volume breathing (TVB) for 3 min, by assessing changes in PaO2 and apnea induced desaturation time.