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PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2022 Mar 3;16(3):e0010221.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010221. eCollection 2022 Mar.
Conceptual model of low-cost improvised bubble continuous positive airway pressure device for adults and its potential use in the COVID-19 pandemic
Himal Kharel[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zeni Kharel[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Samikchhya Keshary Bhandari[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
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.
. 2022 Mar 3;16(3):e0010221.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010221. eCollection 2022 Mar.
Conceptual model of low-cost improvised bubble continuous positive airway pressure device for adults and its potential use in the COVID-19 pandemic
Himal Kharel[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zeni Kharel[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Samikchhya Keshary Bhandari[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35239650
- DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010221
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.