Would bag-mask ventilation with a PEEP valve be a reasonable alternative to NIV for pre-oxygenation prior to intubation in settings where NIV is not easily accessible?
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Would you use bag-mask ventilation with a PEEP valve as an alternative to NIV for pre-oxygenation prior to intubation in settings where NIV is not easily accessible?
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Pulmonology · Wake Forest University
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The PREOXI trial does not inform the use of a bag-mask device with a PEEP valve. Many invasive mechanical ventilators are capable of delivering noninvasive ventilation using the same mask that the bag-mask device uses.
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