Did you know? @US_FDA has temporarily approved use of anesthesia machines as ICU #ventilators - learn more at @APSForg with specific guidance contacts for @GEHealthcare @DraegerNews @Mindray_NA
apsf.org/apsf-asa-guida…
A #COVID19 thread/
Did you know?
Anesthesia machine ventilators are used to provide life-sustaining respiratory support every day in the operating room.
While not intended for prolonged use, these are an obvious 1st backup during the #COVID-19 pandemic and critical vent shortage
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Remember how @APSForg @ASALifeline @AmCollSurgeons @Surgeon_General said to cancel non-urgent cases?
This means you may have available anesthesia machines in your hospital ORs, NORA locations, outpatient and office-based surgery centers.
What to do with them?
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Important questions:
Which machines can be used?
Who should operate these #ventilators ?
Where should they be used- in the OR, ICU, or other places?
Are additional equipment /capabilities needed?
Answers to these and much more are here: apsf.org/apsf-asa-guida…
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#medtwitter we can work together to ensure everyone knows what’s possible. Tag your hospitalists, intensivists, anesthesiologists, pulmonologists, respiratory therapists, professional societies, administrators, and advocacy groups
#coronavirus #VentilatorShortage
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