BACKGROUND Neonatal resuscitation is a common and important intervention, and adequate ventilation is the key to success. In the delivery room, positive pressure ventilation is given with manual ventilation devices using face masks. Mannequins are widely used to teach and practise this technique. During both simulated and real neonatal resuscitation, chest excursion is used to assess tidal volu...

BACKGROUND During the influenza A(H1N1) pandemic, antiviral prescribing was limited, vaccines were not available early, and the effectiveness of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) was uncertain. Our study examined whether use of face masks and hand hygiene reduced the incidence of influenza-like illness (ILI). METHODS A randomized intervention trial involving 1437 young adults living in u...

We proposed a novel method for face matching from face image database. In our method we have taken set of face images so recognition decisions need to be based on comparisons of face image database. This paper presents an approach to region based face matching. The low level image segmentation method mean shift is used to divide the image into many small regions. As a popular segmentation schem...

Spirometry and maximal respiratory pressures are pulmonary function parameters commonly used to evaluate respiratory function. Prediction values are available for conventional lung function devices using a standard tube or flanged type of mouthpiece connection. This equipment is not suitable for patients with facial or buccal muscle weakness, because of air leakage around the mouthpiece. A face...

The helmet, a transparent latex-free polyvinyl chloride cylinder linked by a metallic ring to a soft collar that seals the helmet around the neck, has been recently proposed as an effective alternative to conventional face mask to deliver pressure support ventilation (PSV) during noninvasive ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure. We tested the hypothesis that mechanical charact...

While it has been clearly demonstrated that spontaneously breathing children of all ages with bronchospasm respond well to nebulized bronchodilators, only a small proportion of aerosolized drug reaches the lungs. 1–9 In addition, the combination of a small airway diameter, a rapid breathing pattern, and poor tolerance to the treatment has made delivery of nebulized medications to the airway of ...

BACKGROUND In infants, small volume nebulizers with a face mask are commonly used to facilitate aerosol therapy. However, infants may be disturbed by mask application, causing poor mask-to-face seal and thus reducing the dose delivered. OBJECTIVES To compare lung function response to bronchodilator nebulization via two delivery devices: hood versus mask. METHODS We studied 26 recurrently wh...

Inhaled drugs are frequently given to infants and young children with a pressurized metered-dose inhaler (pMDI) attached to a valved-holding chamber (VHC) with face mask. In young children and infants who cannot breathe through a mouthpiece, the face mask serves as the interface between the patient and the VHC. Although the mask interface is one of the most important factors determining the dos...

The comments of Drs. Maxwell and Mihm invite a further discussion of diuretic use in the setting of postoperative negative-pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE). Although diuretics were administered to the patient in our case, as originally stated, it is debatable whether this therapy benefited the patient in the case scenario. In NPPE, the primary problem is not fluid overload but a combination of n...

BACKGROUND The most important action in the resuscitation of a newborn in the delivery room is to establish effective assisted ventilation. The face mask and endotracheal tube are the devices used to achieve this goal. Laryngeal mask airways that fit over the laryngeal inlet have been shown to be effective for ventilating newborns at birth and should be considered as an alternative to facemask ...