An Oxygen Mask Metered for Positive Pressure

Article1 November 1942AN OXYGEN MASK METERED FOR POSITIVE PRESSUREALVAN L. BARACH, M.D., F.A.C.P., NORMAN MOLOMUT, PH.D.ALVAN L. BARACH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, NORMAN MOLOMUT, PH.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-17-5-820 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn the preceding paper1 the clinical advantage of breathing oxygen or oxygen-helium mixtures under positive pressure was described. When the head of the patient is placed within a hood that is made leaktight at the neck by a soft sponge rubber collar, positive pressure may be applied to the inner surface of the lung during inspiration and expiration.2 Since the technical management of a hood requires more careful supervision than is ordinarily available, we have added to a mask previously described3 a mechanism which provides positive pressure during the expiratory cycle.This consists of a series of apertures which are...Bibliography1. BARACH AL: Physiologically directed therapy in pneumonia, ANN. INT. MED., 1942, xvii, 812-819. Google Scholar2. ECKMANBARACH MAL: Technique of inhalational therapy, Modern Hosp., 1939, lii, 78. Google Scholar3a. BARACHECKMAN ALM: A mask apparatus which provides high oxygen concentrations with accurate control of the percentage of oxygen in the inspired air and without accumulation of carbon dioxide, Jr. Aviation Med., 1941, xii, 39-52. b. BARACH, A. L., and ECKMAN, M.: A physiologically controlled oxygen mask apparatus, Anesthesiology, 1941, ii, 421-426. Google Scholar4. BARACH AL: The therapeutic use of helium, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1936, cvii, 1273. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. BARACHSWENSON ALP: Effect of breathing gases under positive pressure on lumens of small and medium-sized bronchi, Arch. Int. Med., 1939, lxiii, 946. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. BARACHMARTINECKMAN ALJM: Positive pressure respiration and its application to the treatment of acute pulmonary edema, ANN. INT. MED., 1938, xii, 754. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication April 15, 1942.From the Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byBurns: A historical reflection on resuscitationTherapiePULMONARY EMPHYSEMA TREATED BY INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE BREATHINGTherapieFacts and Fancies in the Management of the Seriously Ill Patient with Bronchial AsthmaPositive pressure respiration in the treatment of acute pulmonary edemaRepeated bronchial relaxation in the treatment of intractable asthma 1 November 1942Volume 17, Issue 5Page: 820-822KeywordsBreathingHospital medicineLungsOxygenSurgeons Issue Published: 1 November 1942 PDF downloadLoading ...