title: Safety in the use of vaseline during oxygen therapy: the pharmacist's perspective.
abstract: The justification of the combination of vaseline and oxygen has been subject for discussion in many hospitals. Due to the lack of evidence based data in literature, we have provided recommendations from a pharmacist's perspective. The use of petroleum-based products should be avoided when handling patients under oxygen therapy. Whenever a skin moisturizer is needed for lubrication or rehydration of dry nasal passages, the lips or nose when breathing oxygen, consider the use of oil-in water creams or water-based products.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Ghent University Hospital, 5K12D, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. tiene.bauters@uzgent.be.
authors.forename: Tiene
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8328-4464
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bauters
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hôpital Universiaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola - Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Van Schandevyl
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Ghent University Hospital, 5K12D, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Geneviève
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laureys
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010577:Petrolatum / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010595:Pharmacists; D024382:Professional Role
chemical_list: D010577:Petrolatum
keywords: Emollient; Moisturizing; Oxygen therapy; Safety; Vaseline