"Using a rapid bench-to-bedside approach, we developed a split breathing circuit for shared ventilation that utilizes custom-manufactured three-dimensional printed flow control valves to deliver differential ventilation to two patients connected to a single ventilator," write Matthew A. Levin, MD, et al. "The system performed as predicted by the simulation study, and no patient suffered adverse sequelae."
Our experience demonstrates how the creation and maintenance of a sustainable model for the care of surgical COVID patient needs a multidisciplinary approach and an injection of economic and human resources.
COVID-19 has resulted in significant changes in healthcare delivery that may influence management across health systems and conditions, including stroke.
Risk management requires a whole-of-business risk assessment, analysis and management plan which considers the virus, how it is transmitted and the symptoms it causes. Mitigation measures need to be targeted to prevent its entry into and transmission in the workplace.
Study highlights include: COVID-19 pneumonia was associated with hypercoagulable state and authors agree that attention on VTE prophylaxis should be paid to the patients with COVID-19 infection..
