NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Novel Nasal PAP Mask Assembly Improves Oxygenation, Safety

New York—Delivering continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) with novel nasal PAP mask assembly is an effective technique for improving safety in patients receiving an interscalene block and sedation for shoulder arthroscopy, new research suggests.

Some people may be given a sedative after a regional peripheral nerve block. Desaturation commonly occurs in patients receiving moderate to deep sedation, according to researchers from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, in Piscataway