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Oxygen therapy using Bain’s Circuit as an alternate option for moderate COVID-19 patients in resource-limited set-ups

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Published
5 April 2022
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Letters to the Editor
DOI
10.4081/hls.2022.9829

Abstract

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.

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