Effect of education on oxygen mask placement

We have investigated the effect of nurse and patient education on oxygen mask placement after surgery. In 75 patients, each studied for 8 h, masks remained positioned correctly in two and were removed a total of 37 times in the others. Median total removal time per patient (4 min 3 s) was less than...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of anaesthesia : BJA 1994-02, Vol.72 (2), p.234-236
Hauptverfasser:	GOLDHILL, D.R., BAXTER, M.K., NOLAN, K.M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Anaesthesia: audit Anesthesia Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Anesthesia: equipment, devices Biological and medical sciences Education, Nursing Female Humans Hypoxia - prevention & control London Male Masks masks anaesthesia Medical sciences Middle Aged Oxygen - administration & dosage Oxygen - blood Oxygen: therapy Patient Education as Topic Postoperative Complications - prevention & control Prospective Studies Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	We have investigated the effect of nurse and patient education on oxygen mask placement after surgery. In 75 patients, each studied for 8 h, masks remained positioned correctly in two and were removed a total of 37 times in the others. Median total removal time per patient (4 min 3 s) was less than in previous studies and maximum total time of mask removal was 1 h 33 min 57 s. Masks were removed for longer than 10min on four occasions in two patients. None of these removals was for nursing care. This is an improvement compared with previous studies.
ISSN:	0007-0912 1471-6771
DOI:	10.1093/bja/72.2.234