{"id":1011,"date":"2020-11-05T16:08:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T19:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newscovid19\/en\/?p=1011"},"modified":"2020-11-06T17:24:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T20:24:15","slug":"full-face-masks-reduce-the-need-for-intubation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newscovid19\/en\/16\/full-face-masks-reduce-the-need-for-intubation\/","title":{"rendered":"Full face masks reduce the need for intubation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Patients at Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe Hospital who need mechanical ventilation can count on a new technology: full face masks. Connected to a respirator, they provide the necessary ventilation for patients, often avoiding the need for intubation. \u201cWith this, we reduce the risks of any possible injury to the trachea and pulmonary sequelae, in addition to providing more comfort and reducing the trauma that an intubation can generate,\u201d explains the Nursing vice-director of Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe, Junia Selma de Freitas. \u201cAnother benefit is the reduction in the need for sedation. All this without compromising the patient\u2019s ventilation,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The masks are imported and, initially, their use was indicated for patients infected with coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). As the mask surrounds the entire face, leaning on the bony structures of the forehead and chin, it avoids the dispersion of aerosols \u2013 small microscopic particles that are suspended in the air and are released in breathing and speech. \u201cThe protection of the teams is an additional benefit of this mask model,\u201d highlights Junia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the vice-director, the masks arrived at the Hospital and were adopted in the specific Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of COVID-19, but soon afterwards it was decided to make them available also to patients from other ICUs, precisely because of the various benefits it provides. Pequeno Pr\u00edncipe has purchased 30 masks that are sterilizable and therefore can be reused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIn the Neonatal ICU, for example, the mask is used as soon as we detect a worsening of the respiratory capacity of small patients. As a result, we often avoid the need for intubation,\u201d explains the unit\u2019s chief physician, Silmara Possas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to her, the mask is also widely used after extubation, to help the patient to return to gas exchange normally. \u201cChildren adapt better to this mask model, which is much more comfortable. Another great benefit is that, compared to other models, the full face is the mask that best maintains ventilatory pressure, giving even more security to the treatments we offer,\u201d reinforces the doctor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Initially used in patients with COVID-19, the new technology is also benefiting patients from other specialties treated at the Hospital<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-20","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newscovid19\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newscovid19\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newscovid19\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newscovid19\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newscovid19\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1011"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newscovid19\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1049,"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newscovid19\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1011\/revisions\/1049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newscovid19\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newscovid19\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newscovid19\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pequenoprincipe.org.br\/newscovid19\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}