Comparison of Comfort and Effectiveness of Total Face Mask and Oronasal Mask in Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure: A Clinical Trial
Table 4
Comfort of the masks based on the items evaluated in the questionnaire.
Severity
TFM
ONM
value
N = 24
N = 24
Pain
Forehead
0.26 ± 0.54£
0.33 ± 0.70
0.941†
Nasal bridge
0.35 ± 0.49
0.67 ± 0.70
0.113†
Cheeks
0.04 ± 0.21
0.50 ± 0.78
0.011†
Chin
0.26 ± 0.62
0.12 ± 0.45
0.359†
Air leakage
Eye area
0.74 ± 1.10
0.50 ± 0.66
0.683†
Mouth
0.17 ± 0.39
0.33 ± 0.64
0.455†
Dry mucosa
Throat
0.74 ± 0.81
1.04 ± 0.99
0.309†
Nose
0.61 ± 0.89
0.50 ± 0.72
0.808†
Skin inflammation
Itching
0.13 ± 0.62
0.21 ± 0.59
0.356†
Burning
0 ± 0
0 ± 0
>0.999†
Other
Compression
0.48 ± 0.51
0.50 ± 0.59
>0.999†
Phobia
0.13 ± 0.34
0.04 ± 0.20
0.281†
Total questionnaire Score
3.91 ± 2.41
4.75 ± 3.03
0.323†
†Mann–Whitney U test; £: mean ± standard deviation of score given by patients in each group to the mask (from 0 to 3) based on the intensity of each complication experienced.
