A feasibility study evaluating a reservoir storage system for continuous oxygen delivery for children with hypoxemia in Kenya

A feasibility study evaluating a reservoir storage system for continuous oxygen delivery for children with hypoxemia in Kenya

Abstract Background Supplemental oxygen is an essential treatment for childhood pneumonia but is often unavailable in low-resource settings or unreliable due to frequent and long-lasting power outages. We present a novel medium pressure reservoir (MPR) which delivers continuous oxygen to pediatric p...

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Main Authors: Dickson Otiangala, Nicholas O. Agai, Bernard Olayo, Steve Adudans, Chin Hei Ng, Ryan Calderon, Ella Forgie, Christine Bachman, Daniel Lieberman, David Bell, Michael Hawkes, Akos Somoskovi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Pneumonia
Hypoxemia
Electricity
Global health
Africa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-021-01433-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-021-01433-6

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