Title
Alternative to traditional noninvasive ventilation using a modified snorkel mask in a patient with SARS-COV2: A case report
Date Issued
01 February 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Montalvo R.
Castro E.
Chavez A.
Publisher(s)
Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists
Abstract
Introduction: The lack of mechanical ventilators for patients with COVID-19 has necessitated the use of other noninvasive ventilation (NIV) systems. One of these NIV systems is the use of an adapted snorkel mask with inspiration valves and pressure valve (PEEP). Case and outcomes: A 48-year-old man with no previous history of lung disease was admitted to the emergency room with a diagnosis of acute respiratory failure due to SARS-COV2. The patient did not improve saturation with the use of the reservoir mask. Oxygenation was started using an adapted snorkel mask with a PEEP valve with an alveolar recruitment function and double oxygen flow. The patient presented clinical and radiological improvement after 2 days of use and was discharged 16 days later. Discussion: The use of a snorkel mask is an important, viable, and simpler NIV modality for the management of patients with COVID-19 with respiratory failure who fail to use a reservoir mask, and it can be an alternative before the use of a mechanical ventilator. Conclusion: The use of the adapted snorkel mask with Charlotte valve and PEEP is a feasible alternative for the treatment of patients with COVID-19.
Start page
18
End page
21
Volume
57
Language
English
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85102417600
Source
Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy
ISSN of the container
12059838
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