Use of facemask continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with refractory hypoxaemia caused by burn sepsis

Use of facemask continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with refractory hypoxaemia caused by burn sepsis

An adequate increase in oxygenation has been achieved by using facemask CPAP therapy in three burn patients with refractory hypoxaemia following sepsis, obviating the need for endotracheal (ET) intubation.

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Veröffentlicht in:Burns 1994-06, Vol.20 (3), p.271-272
Hauptverfasser: Sen, N., Dhanraj, P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Burns - complications
Female
Humans
Hypoxia - etiology
Hypoxia - therapy
Male
Masks
Positive-Pressure Respiration - instrumentation
Pseudomonas Infections - complications
Staphylococcal Infections - complications
Wound Infection - complications
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Zusammenfassung:An adequate increase in oxygenation has been achieved by using facemask CPAP therapy in three burn patients with refractory hypoxaemia following sepsis, obviating the need for endotracheal (ET) intubation.
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/0305-4179(94)90200-3