Open AccessNonclinical Bench Performance Testing of a Very Low-Cost Nonelectric Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (bCPAP) and Blenders Device Designed for Newborn Respiratory Support
Author(s) -
Patricia S. Coffey,
Alec Wollen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
medical devices
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1470
DOI - 10.2147/mder.s318218
Subject(s) - continuous positive airway pressure , simulation , medicine , automotive engineering , computer science , anesthesia , engineering , obstructive sleep apnea
Bubble continuous positive airway pressure (bCPAP) is often used to treat respiratory distress experienced by some 15 million preterm infants born globally every year. In low- and middle-income countries, improvised bCPAP devices are used, often without a blender that protects the infant from the sequelae of excessive oxygen exposure.