Open AccessEfficiency and efficacy of two techniques of preoxygenation during modified rapid sequence intubation
Author(s) -
Rajesh Kesavan,
Sindhu Balakrishnan,
Sunil Rajan,
Shyam Sundar Purushothaman,
Rekha Varghese,
Lakshmi Kumar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_119_18
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , airway , continuous positive airway pressure , intubation , apnea , oxygenation , capnography , obstructive sleep apnea
Apneic mass movement of oxygen by applying continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is possible only when the airway is kept patent which helps to reduce the rate of desaturation.