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Evaluation of the VersaMed portable ventilator: clinical trials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2006

S. Brill ,
G. M. Gurman  and
G. Brill
S. Brill
Affiliation:
Division of Anesthesiology, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
G. M. Gurman
Affiliation:
Division of Anesthesiology, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
G. Brill
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatrics, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Abstract

The VersaMed 201 is a lightweight, computer-controlled, electrically driven ventilator, designed for transport, home-ventilation and field use. We have evaluated the device in human beings with healthy and pathological lungs. In the first part of the study, the VersaMed was substituted for a standard operating room ventilator for 15–30 min during elective surgery in 20 subjects. In the second stage of the study, 20 patients with lung pathology who were being ventilated in the critical care department were transferred to the VersaMed for a 30-min period. In all the patients studied, arterial blood gases, haemodynamic parameters and other respiratory variables were maintained at similar values seen with the standard ventilators used. We conclude that the VersaMed 201 is suitable for use in human beings with healthy and pathological lungs as a reliable, portable ventilator.

Keywords

respirationartificialpositive-pressure ventilationventilatorsmechanical
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Original Article
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 17 , Issue 12 , December 2000 , pp. 737 - 743
Copyright
2000 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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