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SUBMITTER: Hua Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7113239 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hua Zhen Z Liu Zhen Z Li Yang Y Zhang Hongye H Yang Ming M Zuo Mingzhang M
Scientific reports 20200401 1
Transnasal humidified rapid insufflation ventilator exchange (THRIVE) may be effective in delaying hypoxia, but the efficacy of THRIVE for oxygenation in elderly patients under general anaesthesia has not been assessed. This study assessed whether THRIVE prolonged the apnoea time in the elderly patients after induction. This was a single centre, two-group, randomized controlled trial. 60 patients (65 to 80 years of age) with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grades I ~ III who required ...[more]