NASAL CATHETER ADMINISTRATION OF OXYGEN
- 28 July 1934
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 103 (4) , 244-245
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1934.02750300018007
Abstract
The clinical administration of oxygen is now being employed in many disorders and is being used in the home as well as in the hospital. This has been rendered possible through the improved availability of oxygen and the development of simplified equipment for its administration. In general, it is considered that the inhaled air must contain from 35 to 55 per cent of oxygen in order to produce therapeutic effects. To attain such oxygen percentages in the inhaled air several methods have been employed; namely the oxygen room, the oxygen tent and the nasal catheter. The nasal catheter method is a simple means of giving oxygen but it has been criticized by many as being relatively inefficient. Barach1obtained a 30 per cent concentration of oxygen in the inspired air of the pharynx by means of the nasal catheter and reported that the oxygen content of the blood ofKeywords
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