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Ventilators for the Masses
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Do we need O2 and do we need humidification? #15

Open racleave opened 4 years ago

racleave commented 4 years ago

After a talk to Lance:

  1. Patients with Covid are battling ARDS which (partly) means they will need more O2 that air has
  2. If FiO2 > 50% then definitely need humidfication
  3. If FiO2 < 50% then humidification not necessary
  4. If intubated then also intravenously sedated, and IV can be used to keep hydration of body. This reduces need for humidifcation (Lance, does this include hydration of lungs?) 1 Just humidifiying the O2 line might be a good option.

Humidifiers are standard medical components, so we should design our humidifier with same interface. Any takers to investigate this?