Smurthwaite G J, Ford P
Intensive Care Unit, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan, Lancashire.
Anaesthesia. 1993 Feb;48(2):147-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1993.tb06856.x.
A 60-year-old woman with respiratory failure required ventilatory support using a continuous positive airway pressure face mask. She developed extensive necrosis of the skin of the bridge of the nose. A number of precipitating factors are discussed and suggestions made to minimise the risk of this complication.