Open AccessEO technique provides better mask seal than the EC clamp technique during single handed mask holding by novices in anaesthetised and paralysed patients
Author(s) -
Goneppanavar Umesh,
Gopal Gotur,
Amrut Krishnananda Rao,
Tim Thomas Joseph
Publication year - 2018
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/ija.ija_228_18
Subject(s) - medicine , tidal volume , anesthesia , ventilation (architecture) , index finger , clamp , airway , mascara , laryngeal mask airway , seal (emblem) , biomedical engineering , respiratory system , anatomy , computer science , mechanical engineering , clamping , engineering , art , visual arts , computer vision
Bag mask ventilation (BMV) allows for oxygenation and ventilation of patients until a definitive airway is secured and when definitive airway is difficult/impossible. This study hypothesised that the EO (thumb and index finger form a O shape around the mask) technique of mask holding provides better mask seal with the novices compared to the classic EC clamp technique (thumb and index finger form a C shape around the mask).