Use of Anesthesia Machines in a Critical Care Setting During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.
A A Pract
; 14(7): e01243, 2020 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-600869
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic created an unprecedented need for mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients. To meet this increased demand, some facilities were forced to use anesthesia gas machines (AGMs) as intensive care unit (ICU) ventilators. While an off-label use, AGM manufacturers, the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists have guidelines for AGM use in the ICU, however, there is scant literature describing their use. This article describes our experiences at New York University Langone Medical Center using AGMs in the ICU for ventilating critically ill COVID-19 patients.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Respiration, Artificial
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Ventilators, Mechanical
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Coronavirus Infections
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Anesthesiology
Type of study:
Observational study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
A A Pract
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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