Peri-intubation oxygen administration to the pregnant patient during induction of general anaesthesia is critical to avoiding hypoxaemia and harm to the mother and fetus. Recent modelling comparing low-flow with high-flow nasal oxygen in simulated term pregnant women of varying body habitus, taken together with previous work, suggests that face mask preoxygenation with the use of low-flow or high-flow nasal oxygen during the period of apnoea prolongs the safe apnoea period, with the benefit varying by body habitus. Low-flow compared with high-flow nasal oxygen may be easier to combine with face mask preoxygenation and is readily available in all operating theatres, although future improvements in high-flow nasal oxygen delivery systems may improve ease of use for this indication.

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