| Mechanical ventilation of SARS patients. Safety issues involving breathing-circuit filters. | |
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PMID: 12889258 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Patients suffering from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) sometimes require mechanical ventilation. This raises safety concerns about the SARS virus being carried by droplets that exit from the exhalation limb of the ventilator. ECRI recommends that breathing-circuit filters be incorporated in the exhalation limb of any ventilator used on a patient with SARS. In this article, we review the issues behind our recommendations and describe steps hospitals can take to prevent any adverse effects on ventilation. |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Health devices Volume: 32 ISSN: 0046-7022 ISO Abbreviation: Health Devices Publication Date: 2003 Jun |
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Created Date: 2003-07-31 Completed Date: 2003-10-07 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 1262063 Medline TA: Health Devices Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 220-2 Citation Subset: IM |
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Air Microbiology Cross Infection / prevention & control Equipment Contamination* Filtration / instrumentation* Guidelines as Topic* Humans Infection Control / methods*, standards Safety Management / standards Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / prevention & control*, therapy* United States Ventilators, Mechanical / virology* |
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