Observational studyJournal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses2022
Safety and Comfort of Wearing Medical Masks in Adult Surgical Patients After General Anesthesia During the COVID-19 Epidemic: A Retrospective, Observational Cohort Study.
Observational study in Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- The quest for meticulous patient care, even in the challenging COVID-19 era, is a trait inherited by professional anesthesiologists.Journal of anesthesia · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study assessed oxygen saturation variation and comfort in adult surgical patients wearing masks in PACU during the COVID-19 epidemic.
designRetrospective observation was applied in this study.
methodsOne hundred thirty-seven patients wearing no medical masks (Group A, aged from 20 to 87) and 136 patients wearing medical masks (Group B, aged from 18 to 91) were selected in this retrospective study after extubation in PACU. After extubation their pulse oxygen saturation, noninvasive mean blood pressure and heart rate were recorded at two different time points (treated with 40% O
findingsThere were no significant differences in the pulse oxygen saturation between the two groups after inhaling 40% O
conclusionsWearing medical masks does not reduce oxygen saturation in adult surgical patients during recovery from general anesthesia. The discomfort caused by masks is the concern in PACU.
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