Medical Oxygen: A Lifesaving Drug During the COVID-19 Pandemic—Source and Distribution

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dc.contributor.authorIsmail, Javeden_US
dc.contributor.authorBansal, Arunen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-19T04:53:35Z
dc.date.available2023-08-19T04:53:35Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.description.abstractOxygen is an essential lifesaving medicine used for several indications at all levels of health care. The COVID-19 pandemic and its recent second wave have resulted in a surge in demand for necessary resources, including trained staf, hospital beds, and medical supplies like oxygen. Limited availability of these resources resulted in added risk of adverse outcomes. Also, the widespread unregulated use of oxygen by the general public in household settings poses safety concerns. This review focuses on sources of medical oxygen like cryogenic oxygen plants, pressure swing adsorption, oxygen concentrators, and oxygen cylinders. Their specifcations, storage, distribution within healthcare settings, regulation, and safety concerns have been considered. Resources needed for calculating oxygen demand, surge planning, identifying the suitable source, and distribution systems for diferent settings have been detailed. This review aims to help the hospital administrators, biomedical engineers, and clinicians plan and rationalize oxygen usage in low- and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPediatric Intensive Care Unit, NMC Royal Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emiratesen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPediatric Emergency and Critical Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh 160012, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationIsmail Javed, Bansal Arun. Medical Oxygen: A Lifesaving Drug During the COVID-19 Pandemic—Source and Distribution. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2022 Jun; 89(6): 607–615en_US
dc.identifier.issn0973-7693
dc.identifier.issn0019-5456
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/223719
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherDr. K C Chaudhuri Foundationen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber6en_US
dc.relation.volume89en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-021-03978-0en_US
dc.subjectMedical oxygenen_US
dc.subjectCryogenic distillationen_US
dc.subjectPressure swing adsorptionen_US
dc.subjectOxygen concentratorsen_US
dc.subjectOxygen cylindersen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.titleMedical Oxygen: A Lifesaving Drug During the COVID-19 Pandemic—Source and Distributionen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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