Open AccessOxygen therapy using Bain’s Circuit as an alternate option for moderate COVID-19 patients in resource-limited set-ups
Author(s) -
Habib Md Reazaul Karim
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
healthcare in low-resource settings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2281-7824
DOI - 10.4081/hls.2022.9829
Subject(s) - covid-19 , oxygen therapy , pandemic , oxygen , medicine , fraction of inspired oxygen , set (abstract data type) , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , disease , computer science , virology , chemistry , organic chemistry , mechanical ventilation , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , programming language
Dear Editor,
Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID- 19) has been slowly engulfing society since December 2019. Many parts of the world are facing the second and third waves of the pandemic. The virus is rapidly getting mutated, posing a significant challenge. Oxygen therapy is required in most symptomatic patients, and most mild-to-moderate cases are managed by supportive therapy using a face mask. Non-Rebreathing Facemask (NRBM) is frequently used as it can provide a higher fraction of inspired Oxygen (FiO2). However, it cannot deliver a Positive End- Expiratory Pressure (PEEP). Even the positive pressure generated inside the mask is nearly zero.