A New Medical Device to Provide Independent Ventilation to Two Subjects Using a Single Ventilator: Evaluation in Lung-Healthy Pigs.

Ignacio LugonesRoberto Orofino GiambastianiOscar RobledoMartín MarcosJavier MoulyAgustín GalloVerónica LaulhéMaría Fernanda Biancolini

Published in: Anesthesiology research and practice (2020)

It is possible to ventilate two lung-healthy animals with a single ventilator according to each one's needs through manipulation of both the ventilator and the DuplicARⓇ device. This gives this device the potential to expand local ventilators surge capacity during disasters or pandemics until emergency supplies can be delivered from central stockpiles.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
healthcare
emergency department
public health
risk assessment