Articles Tagged With: ventilators
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Mechanical Ventilation for Pneumonia, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and COVID-19
This article discusses mechanical ventilation for patients with pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and COVID-19.
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Many Hospitals Lacked Ventilator Triage Policies When COVID-19 Pandemic Hit
More than half of institutions did not have ventilator triage policies in place when the pandemic arrived, according to the authors of a study.
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Ethical Policies if Critical Care Resources Become Scarce
If and when there are not enough ventilators for all the COVID-19 patients who need them, hospitals can expect lots of public scrutiny. Clear, consistent, and transparent policies can make the ethical rationale behind decisions obvious to everyone.
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Officials Address Nation’s Ventilator Supply Shortage
Patients who become seriously ill after contracting COVID-19 may need these machines, but healthcare facilities worry there are not enough to go around.
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Trump Uses Defense Production Act to Speed Medical Supply Production
Administration invokes Cold War-era authorization to allow American industry to close gap on shortages.