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Is there a subset of patients in whom pre-oxygenation with NRB or BVM could be safely pursued?

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Preoxygenation using an oxygen mask that does not provide positive pressure may be appropriate in patients who have a contraindication to noninvasive ventilation such as patients with active emesis. However, one of the key findings of the PREOXI trial was that preoxygenation with noninvasive ventila...

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