Manual resuscitator valve malfunction causing severe hypotension and a simple test to ensure safe function

Can J Anaesth. 2024 Feb;71(2):299-301. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02663-4. Epub 2023 Nov 21.

Authors

Ying-An Chen¹, Yueh-Jung Po¹, Man-Ling Wang¹, Hui-Hsun Huang²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
² Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. hhhuangq@gmail.com.

PMID: 37989940
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-023-02663-4

No abstract available

Keywords: barotrauma; manual resuscitator; patient safety.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*
Humans
Hypotension* / etiology
Respiration, Artificial