Conceptual model of low-cost improvised bubble continuous positive airway pressure device for adults and its potential use in the COVID-19 pandemic

Low-cost improvised continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device is safe and efficacious in neonatal respiratory distress. There is a great necessity for similar device in adults, and this has been especially made apparent by the recent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which is unm...

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Published in:PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2022-03, Vol.16 (3), p.e0010221-e0010221
Main Authors: Kharel, Himal, Kharel, Zeni, Bhandari, Samikchhya Keshary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
Air pumps
Aquaria
Aquariums
Biology and Life Sciences
Compressed air
Continuous positive airway pressure
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure - instrumentation
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - therapy
Equipment Design - economics
Humans
Innovations
Intubation
Low cost
Medicine and Health Sciences
Neonates
Noninvasive Ventilation - instrumentation
Pandemics
Physical Sciences
Pressure
Pumps
Release mechanisms
Respiratory Therapy - instrumentation
Respiratory tract
SARS-CoV-2
Tropical diseases
Ventilators
Viewpoints
Viral diseases
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Summary:Low-cost improvised continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device is safe and efficacious in neonatal respiratory distress. There is a great necessity for similar device in adults, and this has been especially made apparent by the recent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which is unmasking the deficiencies of healthcare system in several low-resource countries. We propose a simplified and inexpensive model of improvised CPAP in adults using locally available resources including aquarium air pumps and a novel pressure release mechanism. Although the safety and efficacy of improvised CPAP in adults are not established, the conceptual model we propose has the potential to serve as a lifesaving technology in many low-resource settings during this ongoing pandemic and thus calls for expedited research.
ISSN:1935-2735
1935-2727
1935-2735
DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0010221