Continuous positive airway pressure for respiratory support during COVID-19 pandemic: a frugal approach from bench to bedside

Abstract Background We describe a frugal approach (focusing on needs, performance, and costs) to manage a massive influx of COVID-19 patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) using the Boussignac valve protected by a filter (“Filter Frugal CPAP”, FF-CPAP) in and out the ICU. Methods (...

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Main Authors: Guillaume Carteaux, Manuella Pons, François Morin, Samuel Tuffet, Arnaud Lesimple, Bilal Badat, Anne-Fleur Haudebourg, François Perier, Yvon Deplante, Constance Guillaud, Frédéric Schlemmer, Elena Fois, Nicolas Mongardon, Mehdi Khellaf, Karim Jaffal, Camille Deguillard, Philippe Grimbert, Raphaëlle Huguet, Keyvan Razazi, Nicolas de Prost, François Templier, François Beloncle, Alain Mercat, Laurent Brochard, Vincent Audard, Pascal Lim, Jean-Christophe Richard, Dominique Savary, Armand Mekontso Dessap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-03-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-021-00828-2

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