Case study: Optimal utilization of mechanical ventilator at tertiary care hospital during COVID-19 pandemic

Deepak Venkatesh Agarkhed¹, Anand Bandachar Mamdapur², R Madhusudan², Sreekanth Shetty³, Bevin D'Silva⁴, Moirangthem BIken Singh^2
1 Department of Clinical Engineering and Quality, Sakra World Hospital, Deverabisanahalli, Outer Ring Road; Ex-Technical Committee Member-National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare providers (NABH), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
² Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Sakra World Hospital, Deverabisanahalli, Outer Ring Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
³ Department of Cardiology, Sakra World Hospital, Deverabisanahalli, Outer Ring Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Sakra World Hospital, Deverabisanahalli, Outer Ring Road; Vice President, Society of Emergency Medicine, Karnataka Chapter, Examiner for Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Deepak Venkatesh Agarkhed
Sakra World Hospital, Deverabisanahalli, Outer Ring Road, Bengaluru - 560 103, Karnataka
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

DOI: 10.4103/QAIJ.QAIJ_4_21