Development and evaluation of a mechanical ventilator-sharing system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the COVID-19 pandemic surge in the hospitalization of critically ill patients and the global demand for mechanical ventilators, alternative strategies for device sharing were explored. We developed and assessed the performance of a system for shared ventilation that uses clinically available components to individualize tidal volumes under a variety of clinically relevant conditions. The feasibility of remote monitoring of ventilators was also assessed.

Methods

By using existing resources and off-the-shelf components, a ventilator-sharing system (VSS) that ventilates 2 patients simultaneously with a single device, and a ventilator monitoring system (VMS) that remotely monitors pulmonary mechanics were developed. The feasibility and effectiveness of VSS and V

SUBMITTER: Achanta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10905385 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature