REVIEW ARTICLE


Appropriate Use of Oxygen Delivery Devices



Sofia Batool, Rakesh Garg*
Department of Onco-Anaesthesiology, Pain and Palliative Medicine, Dr BRAIRCH, AIIMS, New Delhi, India


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* Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Onco-Anaesthesiology, Pain and Palliative Care, Dr BRAIRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Room No. 139, Ist floor, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India; Tel: +91 9810394950, +91 9868398335; E-mail: drrgarg@hotmail.com


Abstract

Oxygen supplementation is one of the commonest drugs required for a patient in hospital. Appropriate oxygen supplementation as per the requirement of the patient is essential. This requires optimal oxygen delivery device from the vast armamentarium. This requires understanding basics of oxygen delivery devices and its appropriate selection. This review describes various commonly available devices. The author would also propose a chart for aiding oxygen delivery devices based on the existing literature.

Keywords: Oxygen, Devices, Hypoxemia, Oxygen therapy, Oxygen delivery.