Evaluation of nasopharyngeal oxygen, nasal prongs and facemask oxygen therapy devices in adult patients: A randomised crossover trial

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 691-694

  Eastwood, G M ^a,c   O'Connell, B ^a   Gardner, A ^b   Considine, J ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c James Cook University ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Facemask oxygen; Nasal prongs; Nasopharyngeal oxygen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NASAL PRONG; NASOPHARYNX; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PULSE OXIMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 51849105626     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0803600510     Document Type: Article

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