Optimizing Mask Ventilation: Literature Review and Development of a Conceptual Framework.
Mask ventilation is lifesaving, especially in cases of difficult intubation. Many publications have offered distinct techniques for optimizing mask ventilation. This article reviews currently available difficult mask ventilation literature and theory. We divide difficult mask ventilation into 3 broad categories based on etiology: inadequate mask seal, increased airway resistance, and decreased respiratory compliance. Published strategies for overcoming difficulty are presented and organized by etiology.
Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine.
Daniel
D
Saddawi-Konefka
Westchester Anesthesiologists, White Plains Hospital, White Plains, New York.
Susan L
SL
Hung
Department of Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Robert M
RM
Kacmarek
Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. yandong.jiang@vanderbilt.edu.
Yandong
Y
Jiang
D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008397:Masks; D012119:Respiration; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
anesthesiology; critical care; positive-pressure respiration; pulmonary ventilation; respiration; respiratory therapy