Skip to main content

Table 2 The safety and comfort tests (N = 18)

From: A full-face mask for protection against respiratory infections

Time

0 min median (IQR)

20 min median (IQR)

40 min median (IQR)

60 min median (IQR)

p

SPO2 (%)

98.0 (97.0–98.0)

98.0 (97.8–98.0)

98.0 (98.0–99.0)

98.0 (97.0–98.0)

0.29

EtCO2(mmHg)

33.0 (26.8–35.3)

28.0 (26.5–34.0)

30.0 (26.0–35.3)

30.0 (26.3–32.8)

0.49

SBP (mmHg)

125.5 (112.5–139.8)

115.5 (112.8–144.8)

127.5 (115.5–133.3)

129.0 (115.5–139.5)

0.90

DBP (mmHg)

80.0 (72.5–96.3)

76.5 (73.5–97.5)

78.5 (74.0–88.3)

81.0 (75.0–93.0)

0.72

HR (beats/min)

75.0 (70.0–80.5)

76.0 (70.3–81.3)

74.0 (69.0–81.0)

75.5 (67.0–79.75)

0.98

RR (beats/min)

19.0 (18.0–24.0)

20.0 (19.0–24.0)

21.0 (18.0–22.5)

19.0 (17.0–21.0)

0.05

Comfort score

2.0 (2.0–3.0)

3.0 (2.0–3.0)

3.0 (2.0–3.0)

3.0 (2.0–4.0)

0.02*

Vision clarity score

2.0 (1.8–2.3)

2.0 (2.0–3.0)

2.0 (2.0–3.0)

2.0 (2.0–3.0)

0.07

  1. IQR interquartile range, SPO2 oxyhaemoglobin saturation by pulse oximetry, EtCO2 end-tidal carbon dioxide concentration, SBP systolic blood pressure; DBP diastolic blood pressure, HR heart rate, RR respiratory rate. Significant difference between the two groups
  2. *p < 0.05, significantly different