European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine
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To determine whether oxygen therapy with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is superior to normobaric oxygen therapy in carbon monoxide poisoning. ⋯ The results of the present study demonstrate that CPAP therapy may be an effective option for oxygen therapy among patients with carbon monoxide intoxication; this is achieved by decreasing the half-life of COHb.