Research Article
Airway Management in Adult Intensive Care Units: A Survey of Two Regions in China
Table 2
Position and method for preoxygenation.
| Question | Number | Percentage |
| Position for preoxygenation | | | Routine supine position | 301 | 100% | Routine ramped position | 0 | 0 | Ramped position for patients with impaired FRC, e.g., obese or late-term pregnancy | 63 | 21% | How to preoxygenate | | | Nasal tube | 2 | 1% | Face mask | 19 | 6% | Manual ventilation | 169 | 56% | NIPPV | 103 | 34% | HFNO | 8 | 3% |
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Abbreviations: FRC: functional residual capacity; NIPPV: noninvasive positive pressure ventilation; HFNO: high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy.
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