Desarrollo de ventiladores mecánicos en Chile. Crónica de la iniciativa "Un Respiro para Chile", durante la primera ola de la pandemia COVID-19 / Development of mechanical ventilators in Chile. Chronicle of the initiative "Un Respiro para Chile"
Rev. med. Chile
; 150(7): 958-965, jul. 2022. tab, ilus, graf
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in Es
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| ID: biblio-1424148
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ABSTRACT
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile, in March 2020, a projection indicated that a significant group of patients with pneumonia would require admission to an Intensive Care Unit and connection to a mechanical ventilator. Therefore, a paucity of these devices and other supplies was predicted. The initiative "Un respiro para Chile" brought together many people and institutions, public and private. In the course of three months, it allowed the design and building of several ventilatory assistance devices, which could be used in critically ill patients.
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01-internacional
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LILACS
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Screening_studies
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Humans
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America do sul
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Chile
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Es
Journal:
Rev. med. Chile
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2022
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Article
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