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Published in: Critical Care 1/2020

Open Access 01-12-2020 | COVID-19 | Letter

COVID-19: desperate times call for desperate measures

Authors: Stephan von Düring, Steve Primmaz, Karim Bendjelid

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2020

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We read with interest the research letters published in Critical Care by Epstein et al. and Chase et al. who debate the utility of ventilator sharing in light of the COVID-19 pandemic [1, 2]. The authors argue against the fact to ventilate two patients with a single ventilator. …
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Chase JG, Chiew YS, Lambermont B, Morimont P, Shaw GM, Desaive T. Safe doubling of ventilator capacity: a last resort proposal for last resorts. Crit Care. 2020;24:222.CrossRef
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Metadata
Title
COVID-19: desperate times call for desperate measures
Authors
Stephan von Düring
Steve Primmaz
Karim Bendjelid
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Keyword
COVID-19
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03053-8

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