Comparison between two different modes of oxygen therapy during immediate postoperative period following mitral commisurotomy.
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1998-10-04
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Hypoxaemia is a common postoperative problem after thoracotomy. Oxygen therapy with continuous monitoring by pulse oximetry should be a routine practice. This study was conducted to compare the efficacy between nasal cannula and ventimask for post-thoracotomy oxygen supplementation on 20 patients divided into 2 groups of 10 each undergoing closed mitral commisurotomy. The study period was of 5 months duration from March to July, 1996. The mean oxygen saturation remained above 98% in both the groups receiving oxygen either by nasal cannula or ventimask. As there was adequate oxygenation, the cost benefit ratio favours the use of nasal cannula for routine postoperative oxygen supplementation in the closed mitral commisurotomy patients.
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Mitra D, Ray M, Dutta S, Sarkar A, Rudra A. Comparison between two different modes of oxygen therapy during immediate postoperative period following mitral commisurotomy. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 1998 Oct; 96(10): 300-1