Open Ventilator Registry
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Open Ventilator Registry
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#2Do you plan on this being a registry for US only, or you are planning to have this as an international registry?
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#3Not sure this will work in practise. What hospital administrator will want to send away their limited supply of ventilators in the current environment?
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#4Not sure this will work in practise. What hospital administrator will want to send away their limited supply of ventilators in the current environment?
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#5In practice it's much easier to move the patient to the ventilator than vice versa, and that's exactly what happens, at least in my country
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#6Not sure this will work in practise. What hospital administrator will want to send away their limited supply of ventilators in the current environment?
Original idea: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/opinion/health/ventilator...
During a crisis like this, the idea is to pool resources and create a nimble distribution network. Hospitals that don’t need their ventilators can share them, and if they need them they’ll know where to request them.
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#7If you are building vents, please consider submitting your plan to the DoD:
https://vulcan-sof.com/login/ng2/submission?collectionUuid=2...
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#8Not sure this will work in practise. What hospital administrator will want to send away their limited supply of ventilators in the current environment?
Original idea: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/opinion/health/ventilator... During a crisis like this, the idea is to pool resources and create a nimble distribution network. Hospitals that don’t need their ventilators can share them, and if they need them they’ll know where to request them.
The problem is every hospital is forecasting a dire need for ventilators in the next few weeks. COVID patients can take up a vent for nearly 3 weeks. Any vent that's sent to another hospital right now will likely be gone for the entire duration of this outbreak.
Anecdotally, my wife's hospital, in a rural county with 1 case, is already at ICU capacity and pushing the limit on vents.
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Original idea: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/opinion/health/ventilator... During a crisis like this, the idea is to pool resources and create a nimble distribution network. Hospitals that don’t need their ventilators can share them, and if they need them they’ll know where to request them.
The problem is every hospital is forecasting a dire need for ventilators in the next few weeks. COVID patients can take up a vent for nearly 3 weeks. Any vent that's sent to another hospital right now will likely be gone for the entire duration of this outbreak. Anecdotally, my wife's hospital, in a rural county with 1 case, is already at ICU capacity and pushing the limit on vents.
Agreed this seems problematic and a significant challenge. Hopefully as the shock has worn off and a clearer picture emerges in the coming months there will be greater willingness to cooperate.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Original idea: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/opinion/health/ventilator... During a crisis like this, the idea is to pool resources and create a nimble distribution network. Hospitals that don’t need their ventilators can share them, and if they need them they’ll know where to request them.
The problem is every hospital is forecasting a dire need for ventilators in the next few weeks. COVID patients can take up a vent for nearly 3 weeks. Any vent that's sent to another hospital right now will likely be gone for the entire duration of this outbreak. Anecdotally, my wife's hospital, in a rural county with 1 case, is already at ICU capacity and pushing the limit on vents.
I can add my own anecdotal evidence. My wife is an RN on a pulmonary floor of a hospital in a major metropolitan area. They are already at capacity and have few coronavirus cases.