A Novel Low-Cost Ventilator for Use in a Worldwide Pandemic: The Portsmouth Ventilator

Objectives:. The ongoing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has demonstrated the potential need for a low-cost, rapidly deployable ventilator. Based on this premise, we sought to design a ventilator with the following criteria: 1) standard components...

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Main Authors: Jacob H. Cole, MD, LT, MC, USN, Scott B. Hughey, MD, LCDR, MC, USN, Christopher H. Rector, BS, HM3, USN, Gregory J. Booth, MD, LT, MC, USN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-12-01
Series:Critical Care Explorations
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000292