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Case Reports Comparative Study
Use of an endoscopy face mask in patients with gastric distention undergoing noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure: a comparative case study report.
- Ángel Ortega-González, José Carlos Serrano-Rebollo, José Javier García-López, Teresa Vargas-Hidalgo, and José Celdrán-Gil.
- Respiratory Monitoring Unit, Pulmonology Department, Hospital General Nuestra Señora del Prado, Talavera de la Reina, Spain. aortegag@sescam.jccm.es
- Resp Care. 2012 May 1;57(5):794-7.
AbstractWe describe the use of an endoscopy face mask with a perforated membrane, which allows a nasogastric tube for continuous noninvasive ventilation in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure, in 2 patients who developed gastric distention. This interface was able to avoid most nonintentional leaks through the mask, as compared with a conventional approach, improving ventilation efficiency. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of an endoscopy face mask used in noninvasive ventilation for this specific side effect.
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