Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Department of Physiology, University of Benin, Benin, Nigeria

Publications

• Research   
  Measurement of Lung Function Indices and Oxygen Saturation of Subjects Who Wear Surgical Face Masks Compared with those Who Wear Cloth Masks
  Author(s): Leticia A. Okoli, Oikere Collins Otoikhila and Samuel A. Seriki*
  
  Background/Aim: Face masks are physical barriers to respiratory droplets that may enter through the nose and/or mouth and to the expulsion of muco-salivary droplets from infected individuals. The present study aimed at measuring lung function indices and oxygen saturation in subjects who wear surgical masks compared with cloth masks. Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of face masks is now widely recommended by international, national, and local authorities as a key strategy to reduce the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 (SARS-2) coronavirus. Method: Fifty (50) male and female healthy adult volunteers (ages between 25-35 years) without any pulmonary or cardiac disease, and nonsmokers were recruited and grouped into three (3); Group 1 – (Control)- Subjects who did not wear any type of .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2161-105X.2024.14.667

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