Case Report of a Pressure Ulcer Occurring Over the Nasal Bridge Due to a Non-Invasive Ventilation Facial Mask

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is used in patients with respiratory failure, sleep apnoea, and dyspnoea related to pulmonary oedema. NIV is provided through a facial mask. Many complications of NIV facial masks have been reported, including the breakdown of facial skin. We report a case of an elderl...

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Autores principales: Rathore, Farooq A, Ahmad, Faria, Zahoor, Muhammad Umar U
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2016
Materias:
General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5094798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27843731
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.813

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5094798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27843731
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.813

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