Achieving accurate simple medical gas administration: A message from the bench

Assessment and support of hypoxic patients is common in intensive care medicine. Simple oxygen therapy systems are typically used at the beginning of the patient journey, but their performance is influenced by the device used and the patient's respiratory pattern. A solution to overcome this issue is presented, which eliminates device factors and the patient's respiratory pattern from early simple medical gas administration; whereby an oro-nasal mask uses a novel interface combined to visual feedback. The resultant accuracy of medical gas administration achieved, should aid early assessment, support, and rescue of patients in respiratory distress.