• Title of article

    Is the use of automated artificial manual breathing unit resuscitators justified during a pandemic mechanical ventilator crisis?

  • Author/Authors

    Kakkar, Kamna Department of Anaesthesiology - Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences - Rohtak, Haryana , Gupta, Bhavna Department of Anaesthesiology - All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Rishikesh, India

  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    220
  • To page
    222
  • Abstract
    Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has an acute onset, mainly affects the respiratory tract, and can progress to acute respiratory distress syndrome, which necessitates management in the intensive care unit. This pandemic has created an unprecedented need for ventilators across the globe. Of every 100 patients diagnosed, at least three patients require mechanical ventilation.
  • Keywords
    COVID-19 , AMBU , pandemic
  • Journal title
    Acute and Critical Care
  • Serial Year
    2020
  • Record number

    2622930