Hong Kong Med J 2009;15(Suppl 8):S4-7
Risks posed by the use of oxygen therapy and non-invasive positive pressure ventilation: a pilot study
DSC Hui, S Hall, MTV Chan, GM Joynt, B Chow, JJY Sung
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
1. Substantial exposure to exhaled air occurs within a 0.5 m radius of patients receiving non-invasive positive pressure ventilation and a 0. m radius of those receiving oxygen therapy.
2. Health care workers should take protective precautions when managing patients with community-acquired pneumonia complicated by respiratory failure.
2. Health care workers should take protective precautions when managing patients with community-acquired pneumonia complicated by respiratory failure.