
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Throughout the pandemic, there has been considerable discussion about the possibility of running our of ventilators. One potential solution that was brought forward was putting multiple patients on a single ventilator. This is a lot harder than merely attaching a plastic splitter on a ventilator. In this episode, we explain safety and physiological considerations. Also, we briefly discuss specific patient care issues and ventilator settings if your circumstance requires you to adopt this approach.
By Jeffrey S. Guy, MD, FACS4.8
649649 ratings
Throughout the pandemic, there has been considerable discussion about the possibility of running our of ventilators. One potential solution that was brought forward was putting multiple patients on a single ventilator. This is a lot harder than merely attaching a plastic splitter on a ventilator. In this episode, we explain safety and physiological considerations. Also, we briefly discuss specific patient care issues and ventilator settings if your circumstance requires you to adopt this approach.

64,176 Listeners

11,429 Listeners

1,079 Listeners

1,224 Listeners

940 Listeners

3,859 Listeners

2,868 Listeners

1,548 Listeners

1,147 Listeners

8,363 Listeners

406 Listeners

997 Listeners