Non-invasive ventilation for preoxygenation during prehospital anaesthesia - a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preoxygenation is used to prevent hypoxia during anaesthesia and intubation. In a prehospital setting, preoxygenation is usually performed using a non-rebreather mask or a bag-valve-mask. These methods are however not sufficient for some critically ill patients. Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has been shown to be more effective than other methods for preoxygenation of these patients in a hospital setting. Despite this, the use of NIV for preoxygenation has not been reported in a prehospital setting. The purpose of this study is to describe the prehospital use of, and experience with, NIV as a preoxygenation technique in patients undergoing prehospital emergency anaesthesia (PHEA).

Methods

In this prospective observational study, we included 42 patients preoxygenat

SUBMITTER: Ljungqvist H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12020282 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature