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Procedural Oxygen Mask
POM Medical says it's built a better mousetrap, and that just might be
true. This procedural oxygen mask is a multi-port capnography mask
through which you can insert most types of scopes, probes and tubes.
The goal is to maintain a high level of oxygen delivery while eliminat-
ing the common, though somewhat questionable, practice of having to
cut a hole in the mask.
I think this mask will be especially useful for certain populations of
patients, such as the obese and those with sleep apnea. It can also
save time — because you don't have to cut that hole — and improve
safety, because, as the rep points out, who knows where that little
piece of plastic you just cut is going to end up. Another plus: You can
hook it up to monitor for end-tidal CO
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. That's very helpful.
