Clinical Trial: Transoral Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy for Mouth-Breathing Patients in the Postanesthesia Care Unit

U.S., Sept. 26 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07841223) titled 'Transoral Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy for Mouth-Breathing Patients in the Postanesthesia Care Unit' on Sept. 15.

Brief Summary: Postoperative hypoxemia is a common complication in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). Patients who breathe through the mouth after tracheal extubation may receive limited benefit from standard nasal cannula oxygen therapy, because the nasal cavity functions as an ineffective dead space during mouth breathing. Clinical observations suggest that placing the prongs of a nasal cannula inside the mouth (transoral oxygen delivery) rapidly improves oxygenation in these patients. However, no randomized control...