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Vol. 15. Issue 4.
Pages 158-160 (October - December 1979)
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Vol. 15. Issue 4.
Pages 158-160 (October - December 1979)
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Oxigenoterapia con cateter nasal y ventimask en pacientes con insuficiencia respiratoria por obstruccion cronica de vias areas
Oxygen therapy with nasal catheter and ventimask for patients with respiratory insufficiency due to chronic obstruction of the air routes
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J. Menéndez*, J.P. Santidrián*, L. Palenciano**
* Médico Adjunto U.V.I. Instituto Nacional de Silicosis
** Jefe Servicio Fsiología Respiratoria. Instituto Nacional de Silicosis
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Se han comparado las PaO2 obtenidas administrando O2 con catéter nasal y Ventimask en 29 pacientes con insuficiencia respiratoria debida a obstrucción crónica de vías aéreas. No hubo diferencias significativas entre los dos métodos.

El catéter tiene tendencia sin embargo, a dar algunos valores un tanto erráticos, excesivamente altos. Con los controles de gases que siempre es necesario hacer, sea cual sea el método de oxigenoterapia empleado, estos valores inapropiados deben ser fácilmente identificados y corregidos. Tomando estas precauciones el catéter es un método adecuado sobre el que la Ventimask no tiene ventajas apreciables y si en cambio inconvenientes.

Summary

The authors have compared the PaO2 obtained by administering O2 with nasal catheter and Ventimask in 19 patients with respiratory insufficiency due to chronic obstruction of the airwais. There were no significant differences between the two methods.

However, the catheter does have a tendency to give some values that are somewhat erratic, excessively high. With the controls of gases that are always necessary, what-ever the method of oxygen therpy used, these inappropriate values should be easily identified and corrected. Using these precautions, the catheter is an appropriate method. In comparison the Ventimask does not have any appreciable advantages but does, on the other hand, have disadvantages.

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Copyright © 1979. Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
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