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Continuous positive airway pressure and ventilation are more effective with a nasal mask than a full face mask in unconscious subjects: a randomized controlled trial

INTRODUCTION: Upper airway obstruction (UAO) is a major problem in unconscious subjects, making full face mask ventilation difficult. The mechanism of UAO in unconscious subjects shares many similarities with that of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), especially the hypotonic upper airway seen during ra...

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Autores principales: Oto, Jun, Li, Qian, Kimball, William R, Wang, Jingping, Sabouri, Abdolnabi S, Harrell, Priscilla G, Kacmarek, Robert M, Jiang, Yandong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24365207
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc13169