Publications and results from our contributors
(Peer-reviewed) articles
- The BathRC model: a method to estimate flow restrictor size for dual ventilation of dissimilar patients.
Mathematical modelling and testing of split circuit with flow restrictor and one-way valves. By team Bath, UK.
PDF of the paper >>
Website where you can calculate volumes and pressure given this model>> - Splitting one ventilator for multiple patients – a technical assessment
Study of volume and pressure in basic split system without any extra components. By team Oslo, Norway.
Link to paper >> - [Peer-reviewed] Coping with COVID‐19: ventilator splitting with differential driving pressures using standard hospital equipment
Study of volume and pressure in split system with flow restriction and one-way valves on expiration. By team Melbourne, Australia.
Link to publication in Anaesthesia >> -
[Peer-reviewed] A novel inline PEEP valve design for differential multi-ventilation
On how to create an inline PEEP valve by converting a standard bag-valve-mask PEEP valve with the addition of a 3D printer collar.
By Leonard Bunting, Steven Roy, Hannah Pinson and Tobin Greensweig.
Link to publication in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine >> - [Peer-reviewed] Successful ventilation of two animals with a single ventilator: individualized shared ventilator setup in an in vivo model.
A modified shared ventilator design that allows for individualization of tidal volumes and driving pressures, positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP),
and inspired oxygen fraction (FiO2), successfully used to ventilate two animals.
By Michiel Stiers, Tom Bleeser, Matthias Mergeay, Hannah Pinson, Luc Janssen & Tom Schepens.
Link to publication in Critical Care >> -
[Peer-reviewed] Inline Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Valves: The Essential Component of Individualized Split Ventilator Circuits
A review and discussion on the use of Inline PEEP valves.
By Steven Roy, Leonard Bunting, Stefan Stahl, and Dominik Textor.
Link to publication in Critical Care Explorations >> - [Peer-reviewed] Differential Ventilation Using Flow Control Valves as a Potential Bridge to Full Ventilatory Support during the COVID-19 Crisis: From Bench to Bedside
By the team at Mt Sinai, New York, USA.
Link to publication in Anesthesiology >>
Other Resources
- A better way of connecting multiple patients to a single ventilator
The blogpost that was the start of this collaboration, by team Geel, Belgium.
The original medium article >> - Galway Ventshare website
Information on a split system with flow restriction, one-way valves, and an open-source application to use in combination with an individual flow meter. By team Galway, Ireland.
Link to website >> - Semi Parallel Muli Patient ventilation
A very original setup, with patients placed in series. Uses less/different components than the parallel setup, but leak alarms would have to be silenced. By Dirk Van Nieuwenhove, Aalst, Belgium.
Link to description >> - Mount Sinai Health System Emergency Ventilator Sharing Protocol and Instructions for Use
By the team at Mt Sinai, New York, USA.
Link to online document >> -
Shared ventilation: how to do it if you have to
Blogpost about the use of a basic split setup with flow restrictor on the inspiration, including additional infomation about patient matching and monitoring. By Simran Kaur Matta, MD.
Link to blogpost >> - Ventilator sharing device
Website about the ventilator sharing device developed by team IfM Cambridge, UK.
Link to website >>
General
Specific setups
- www.ventsplit.org >>
- A Simulated Single Ventilator / Dual Patient Ventilation Strategy for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome During the COVID-19 Pandemic >>
3D printing
- Production of 3D printed components for ventilation systems: practical hints >>
- Information on disinfection of PET-G >>