Oropharyngeal oxygen was administered to 13 patients with rapid breathing and hypoxaemia, six of whom were newborns. Feeding tube, No. 8F, was used in newborns for delivery of oxygen and No. 1 OF for others. Oxygen flow rate, 0.5 litre/min for four newborns and 1 litre/min, for the rest, was adequate to maintain oxygen saturations 90% and above. There were no instances of tube blockage or displacement.
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