Pre‐oxygenation using high‐flow nasal oxygen versus tight facemask in trauma patients undergoing emergency anaesthesia

Author:

Sjöblom Albin12ORCID,Hedberg Magnus12,Gille Anders1,Guerra Andres3,Aanesen Vilde3,Forsberg Ida‐Maria12,Fagerlund Malin Jonsson12

Affiliation:

1. Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden

2. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Section for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden

3. Medical school Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundPatients suffering from major traumatic injuries frequently require emergency anaesthesia. Due to often compromised physiology and the time‐sensitive management, trauma patients may be more prone to desaturate during induction of anaesthesia. We hypothesised that pre‐oxygenation using high‐flow nasal oxygen would decrease the risk of desaturation during induction of anaesthesia in trauma patients and the study therefore aimed to compare the frequency of desaturation when pre‐oxygenation was performed with high‐flow nasal oxygen or a traditional facemask.MethodsThis exploratory, prospective, before‐and‐after study was conducted at the Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden. Adult (≥18 years of age) patients suffering major traumatic injuries needing emergency anaesthesia were included around the clock. Patients were pre‐oxygenated using a tight‐fitting facemask during the first nine months of enrollment. High‐flow nasal oxygen was then introduced as a method for pre‐oxygenation of trauma patients. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients desaturating <93% during induction of anaesthesia, assessed from the start of pre‐oxygenation until one minute after intubation. Secondary outcomes included perceived difficulty of pre‐oxygenation among anaesthetists (assessed on a scale between 1 and 10) and safety outcomes, such as incidence of regurgitations and intracranial gas (assessed radiologically).ResultsData from 96 patients were analysed. Facemask pre‐oxygenation was performed in 66 patients, while 30 patients were pre‐oxygenated with high‐flow nasal oxygen. The most frequent trauma mechanisms were stabbing injuries (n = 34 (35%)) and fall injuries (n = 21 (22%)). There were no differences in patient characteristics between the groups. Eight (12%) versus three (10%) patients desaturated <93% in the facemask and high‐flow nasal oxygen group respectively, OR 0.81 (95% CI 0.20–3.28), p = .76. Anaesthetists assessed pre‐oxygenation using high‐flow nasal oxygen as easier compared to facemask pre‐oxygenation. No patient in any group showed signs of regurgitation. Among patients with facial or skull fractures requiring anaesthesia before radiology was performed, intracranial gas was seen in four (40%) patients pre‐oxygenated with a facemask and in no patient pre‐oxygenated with HFNO (p = .23).ConclusionIn this prospective study investigating trauma patients undergoing emergency anaesthesia, we could not see any difference in the number of patients desaturating when pre‐oxygenation was performed with high‐flow nasal oxygen compared to a tight‐fitting facemask. Pre‐oxygenation using high‐flow nasal oxygen was assessed as easier compared to facemask pre‐oxygenation.

Funder

American Liver Foundation

Vetenskapsrådet

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,General Medicine

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