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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/24829| Title: | Modification of a domiciliary ventilator to increase FiO2: an off-label modification which may be of value in COVID-19 |
| Authors: | Mebrate, Y Phillips, S Field, D Mumuni, I Josse, P Alexander, D Das-Gupta, R Trimlett, R Polkey, MI |
| Issue Date: | 18-Oct-2020 |
| Publisher: | BMJ Publishing |
| Citation: | Mebrate Y, Phillips S, Field D, et al (2020) 'Modification of a domiciliary ventilator to increase FiO2: an off-label modification which may be of value in COVID-19', Thorax 76, pp. 83 - 85. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215487. |
| Abstract: | Although nasal continuous positive airway pressure or non-invasive ventilation 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, then 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. |
| Description: | Supplementary materials. Supplementary Data: This web only file has been produced by the BMJ Publishing Group from an electronic file supplied by the author(s) and has not been edited for content. Data supplement 1: https://thorax-bmj-com.ezproxy.brunel.ac.uk/highwire/filestream/196383/field_highwire_adjunct_files/0/thoraxjnl-2020-215487supp001_data_supplement.pdf |
| URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/24829 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org.ezproxy/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215487 |
| ISSN: | 0040-6376 |
| Appears in Collections: | Brunel Design School Research Papers |
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