Modification of a domiciliary ventilator to increase FiO2; an off label modification which may be of value in COVID-19
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Although nasal CPAP or NIV is used to manage some patients with acute lung injury due to COVID 19, such patients also demonstrate increased minute ventilation which makes it hard, if the device is used in line with the manufacturer’s instructions, to achieve adequate oxygen delivery. In addition if a hospital contains many such patients it is possible that the oxygen requirements will exceed infrastructure capacity. Here we describe a simple modification of two exemplar ventilators normally used for domiciliary ventilation which substantially increased the fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) delivered
Date Issued
2020-12-15
Date Acceptance
2020-08-23
Citation
Thorax, 2020, 76 (1), pp.83-85
ISSN
0040-6376
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Start Page
83
End Page
85
Journal / Book Title
Thorax
Volume
76
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
This article is made freely available for use in accordance with BMJ’s website terms and conditions for the duration of the covid-19 pandemic or until otherwise determined by BMJ. You may use, download and print the article for any lawful, non-commercial purpose (including text and data mining) provided that all copyright notices and trade marks are retained. This article has been accepted for publication in Thorax following peer review. The definitive copyedited, typeset version Mebrate Y, Phillips S, Field D, et alModification of a domiciliary ventilator to increase FiO2: an off-label modification which may be of value in COVID-19Thorax 2021;76:83-85 is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215487
This article is made freely available for use in accordance with BMJ’s website terms and conditions for the duration of the covid-19 pandemic or until otherwise determined by BMJ. You may use, download and print the article for any lawful, non-commercial purpose (including text and data mining) provided that all copyright notices and trade marks are retained. This article has been accepted for publication in Thorax following peer review. The definitive copyedited, typeset version Mebrate Y, Phillips S, Field D, et alModification of a domiciliary ventilator to increase FiO2: an off-label modification which may be of value in COVID-19Thorax 2021;76:83-85 is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215487
Identifier
https://thorax.bmj.com/content/76/1/83
Subjects
non invasive ventilation
Respiratory System
1103 Clinical Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-10-18