Reduced Effective Oxygen Delivery and Ventilation with a Surgical Facemask Placed under Compared to over an Oxygen Mask: A Comparative Study

Objectives. Consensus guidelines for perioperative anesthesia management during the COVID-19 pandemic recommend that patients wear a facemask in addition to their oxygen mask or nasal cannulae following tracheal extubation, where this is practical. The effects on effective oxygen delivery and ventil...

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Main Authors: Marvin G. Chang, Takashi Sakano, Benjamin S. Levin, David Convissar, Edward A. Bittner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Anesthesiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/4798993
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