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. 2020 Sep;22(3):266-270.
doi: 10.1016/S1441-2772(23)00395-2.

Home ventilators for invasive ventilation of patients with COVID-19

Giacomo Monti  1 , George Cremona  2 , Alberto Zangrillo  1 , Gaetano Lombardi  1 , Chiara Sartini  1 , Marianna Sartorelli  1 , Sergio Colombo  1 , Ary Serpa Neto  3 , Giovanni Landoni  4
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Home ventilators for invasive ventilation of patients with COVID-19

Giacomo Monti et al. Crit Care Resusc. 2020 Sep.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Systems used for the two continuous positive airway pressure devices tested: VEMO 150 (EOVE, VitalAire, Italy) and VIVO 55 (Breas, MedicAir, Italy) ventilators HME = heat and moisture exchanger.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Temporal changes in arterial partial pressure of oxygen (Pao2) Change in Pao2 at the beginning using intensive care unit (ICU) ventilators, then hourly for 3 hours using ventilators designed for support of patients with chronic respiratory insufficiency, and at the end returning to ICU ventilators.
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