Aerosol generation related to respiratory interventions and the effectiveness of a personal ventilation hood.

Conclusions: In this human volunteer study, the administration of O2 15 L/min by face mask and 60 L/min nasal therapy did not increase aerosol generation beyond low levels. Non-invasive ventilation caused moderate aerosol generation and nebulisation therapy very high aerosol generation. The personal ventilation hood reduced the aerosol counts by at least 98%. PMID: 32475101 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Critical Care and Resuscitation - Category: Intensive Care Tags: Crit Care Resusc Source Type: research