Reliability and limits of transport-ventilators to safely ventilate severe patients in special surge situations.

Dominique SavaryArnaud LesimpleFrançois BeloncleFrançois MorinFrançois TemplierAlexandre BrocLaurent BrochardJean-Christophe RichardAlain Mercat

Published in: Annals of intensive care (2020)

In surge situations such as COVID-19 pandemic, transport ventilators may be used to accurately control delivered volumes in locations, where only oxygen pressure supply is available. Performances regarding triggering function are acceptable for three out of the four transport ventilators tested.

Keyphrases

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