Reply to Chase et al. and to Milner et al

Affiliations

¹ Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.
² Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ San Francisco General Hospital and University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
⁴ University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio and.
⁵ New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.

Comment

Aaron M Mittel et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020.

. 2020 Nov 1;202(9):1319-1320.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202007-2959LE.

¹ Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.
² Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ San Francisco General Hospital and University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
⁴ University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio and.
⁵ New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.

No abstract available

Comment on

Ventilator Sharing during an Acute Shortage Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Beitler JR, Mittel AM, Kallet R, Kacmarek R, Hess D, Branson R, Olson M, Garcia I, Powell B, Wang DS, Hastie J, Panzer O, Brodie D, Hill LL, Thompson BT. Beitler JR, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Aug 15;202(4):600-604. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202005-1586LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020. PMID: 32515988 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
In-Parallel Ventilator Sharing during an Acute Shortage: Too Much Risk for a Wider Uptake.
Chase JG, Chiew YS, Lambermont B, Morimont P, Shaw GM, Desaive T. Chase JG, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Nov 1;202(9):1316-1317. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202006-2420LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020. PMID: 32744454 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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