Start Date
5-28-2020 9:00 AM
End Date
5-28-2020 5:00 PM
Description
We created a deployment plan of the available ventilator fleet to be deployed during surge conditions. The plan includes appropriate allocation of acute care ventilators to manage complex respiratory patients, while a percentage of stable respiratory patients can be safely managed using a back-up ventilator.
Keywords
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, ventilator management, ventilator supply, ventilator, respiratory, healthcare operations
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Ventilator Decision and Allocation Pathway for Surge Conditions
We created a deployment plan of the available ventilator fleet to be deployed during surge conditions. The plan includes appropriate allocation of acute care ventilators to manage complex respiratory patients, while a percentage of stable respiratory patients can be safely managed using a back-up ventilator.
Comments
Presented at the 2020 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference