Safety and Effectiveness of a Novel Facemask for Positive Pressure Ventilation

BACKGROUND:Manual positive pressure ventilation is an essential skill in a variety of clinical situations. The CE P < .001) and after NMB (8 vs 17; P = .005). No adverse events were reported with either mask. CONCLUSIONS:Our results indicate that the Tao mask demonstrated equivalent safety and superior effectiveness compared to a standard mask. The study design favored the standard mask because all participating practitioners had multiple years of experience with the standard mask and no prior experience with the Tao mask. Since the incidence of inadequate mask ventilation goes up significantly with inexperienced operators, the improved effectiveness of the Tao mask could be even more profound with novice operators.