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Safe doubling of ventilator capacity: a last resort proposal for last resorts

Authors: J. Geoffrey Chase, Yeong Shiong Chiew, Bernard Lambermont, Philippe Morimont, Geoffrey M. Shaw, Thomas Desaive

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2020

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The best way to ventilate two patients on a single ventilator is simply not to do it: The Authors …

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Title: Safe doubling of ventilator capacity: a last resort proposal for last resorts
Authors: J. Geoffrey Chase
Yeong Shiong Chiew
Bernard Lambermont
Philippe Morimont
Geoffrey M. Shaw
Thomas Desaive
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-02945-z

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