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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| 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.
Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Pandemias
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Screening_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. med. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Chile
Pais de publicación:
Chile