Conceptual model of low-cost improvised bubble continuous positive airway pressure device for adults and its potential use in the COVID-19 pandemic.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
; 16(3): e0010221, 2022 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1793647
ABSTRACT
Low-cost improvised continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device is safe and efficacious in neonatal respiratory distress. There is a great necessity for similar device in adults, and this has been especially made apparent by the recent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which is unmasking the deficiencies of healthcare system in several low-resource countries. We propose a simplified and inexpensive model of improvised CPAP in adults using locally available resources including aquarium air pumps and a novel pressure release mechanism. Although the safety and efficacy of improvised CPAP in adults are not established, the conceptual model we propose has the potential to serve as a lifesaving technology in many low-resource settings during this ongoing pandemic and thus calls for expedited research.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Respiratory Therapy
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
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Equipment Design
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COVID-19
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Journal.pntd.0010221
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