Peripheral Oxygen Saturation in Older Persons Wearing Nonmedical Face Masks in Community Settings

Noel C Chan; Karen Li; Jack Hirsh

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.21905

Peripheral Oxygen Saturation in Older Persons Wearing Nonmedical Face Masks in Community Settings

JAMA. 2020 Dec 8;324(22):2323-2324. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.21905.

Authors

Noel C Chan¹, Karen Li¹, Jack Hirsh¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Abstract

This study describes changes in portable oximeter–measured peripheral oxygen saturation (Spo₂ or O₂sat) in older adults before, during, and after wearing a 3-layer plane-shaped disposable nonmedical face mask widely used to protect against COVID-19.

MeSH terms

Aged
Cross-Over Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Masks* / adverse effects
Oxygen / blood*

Substances

Oxygen