@article {Ortega-Gonz{\'a}lez794, author = {{\'A}ngel Ortega-Gonz{\'a}lez and Jos{\'e} Carlos Serrano-Rebollo and Jos{\'e} Javier Garc{\'\i}a-L{\'o}pez and Teresa Vargas-Hidalgo and Jos{\'e} Celdr{\'a}n-Gil}, title = {Use of an Endoscopy Face Mask in Patients With Gastric Distention Undergoing Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure: A Comparative Case Study Report}, volume = {57}, number = {5}, pages = {794--797}, year = {2012}, doi = {10.4187/respcare.01384}, publisher = {Respiratory Care}, abstract = {We describe the use of an endoscopy face mask with a perforated membrane, which allows a nasogastric tube for continuous noninvasive ventilation in acute hypercapnic respiratory failure, in 2 patients who developed gastric distention. This interface was able to avoid most nonintentional leaks through the mask, as compared with a conventional approach, improving ventilation efficiency. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of an endoscopy face mask used in noninvasive ventilation for this specific side effect.}, issn = {0020-1324}, URL = {https://rc.rcjournal.com/content/57/5/794}, eprint = {https://rc.rcjournal.com/content/57/5/794.full.pdf}, journal = {Respiratory Care} }