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BrightKnight

(3,684 posts) Thu Mar 19, 2020, 02:43 PM Mar 2020

Ventilator running in CPAP mode - Can a CPAP or BiPAP be used [View all]

I have noticed news footage of ventilators treating patients in CPAP mode. Is it possible to use a less scarce CPAP or BiPAP resource in some cases?

Many collect tidal flow data and work with oxygen. After market modifications of a off the shelf machine might be a lot more possible than buying thousands of full ventilators.

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Ventilator running in CPAP mode - Can a CPAP or BiPAP be used [View all] BrightKnight Mar 2020 OP

Heard that question asked on a televised broadcast. The answer was "no." Raven123 Mar 2020 #1

Drat! I have a CPAP with a full face mask. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2020 #2

Depends on how sick the patient is SDANation Mar 2020 #3

When my husband was in the hospital last month broiles Mar 2020 #4

CPAP stands for "continuous positive airway pressure." mitch96 Mar 2020 #5

Well, ventilators operate in non invasive CPAP mode too. BrightKnight Mar 2020 #6

From what I've read there are some "obsolete" vent's that can still be used... mitch96 Mar 2020 #7

Modern cpap machines will automatically ramp down exhale pressure. fleabiscuit Apr 2020 #10

Sorry to bump an old thread. Sovmattis Apr 2020 #8

Nothing wrong with your English that isn't wrong with ours! I wondered about how ... marble falls Apr 2020 #9

There may be medical professionals here that can answer that properly BrightKnight Apr 2020 #11

Per Sky News - Coronavirus: Hospital cuts COVID-19 death rates with 'black boxes' for sleep disorder BrightKnight Apr 2020 #12

That was a very good link really. Thanks. Sovmattis Apr 2020 #13