Challenges of Ventilator Procurement and Distribution in the ICU During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review
OBJECTIVES:. The goal of this scoping review was to review some of the challenges hospitals faced in dealing with the shortage of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic and the solutions they were able to implement or suggested. By highlighting these problems and solutions, we hope this review can...
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| author | David Wang, MD Marko Nemet, MD Gabriele A. dos Anjos, MD Sara N. Zec, MD Claudia C. Zambrano, MD Lucrezia Rovati, MD Hieu Truong, MD Yue Dong, MD |
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| description | OBJECTIVES:. The goal of this scoping review was to review some of the challenges hospitals faced in dealing with the shortage of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic and the solutions they were able to implement or suggested. By highlighting these problems and solutions, we hope this review can catalyze further discussions about how to better prepare for future pandemics and medical supply shortages.
DATA SOURCES:. A comprehensive search strategy using identifying key words was applied to several different databases to procure relevant literature.
STUDY SELECTION:. Four thousand two hundred fifty-nine studies were found in the initial search. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were created and applied to screen studies. Included studies focused on the supply and distribution of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the case where reviewers disagreed about whether a study should be included, a third reviewer acted as a tie-breaker.
DATA EXTRACTION:. Thirty-three studies were included for final data extraction. Two independent reviewers collected various data points from these studies, including the main challenges discussed by the authors, the level of ventilator shortage being addressed, whether ventilator sharing was discussed, and the limitations of the study.
DATA SYNTHESIS:. A third reviewer compared the collected data and decided on the results.
CONCLUSIONS:. Some of the common solutions for the ventilator shortage discussed included augmenting overall ventilator supply through increased production, transporting ventilators between hospitals, ventilator sharing, designing new ventilators, and repurposing other resources to help address shortages of supplies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a0604e193ed74acc8d927daeadc6348f2025-08-20T02:30:06ZengWolters KluwerCritical Care Explorations2639-80282025-04-0174e124810.1097/CCE.0000000000001248202504000-00014Challenges of Ventilator Procurement and Distribution in the ICU During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping ReviewDavid Wang, MD0Marko Nemet, MD1Gabriele A. dos Anjos, MD2Sara N. Zec, MD3Claudia C. Zambrano, MD4Lucrezia Rovati, MD5Hieu Truong, MD6Yue Dong, MD71 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.2 Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN.2 Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN.2 Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN.2 Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN.2 Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN.3 Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL.2 Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN.OBJECTIVES:. The goal of this scoping review was to review some of the challenges hospitals faced in dealing with the shortage of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic and the solutions they were able to implement or suggested. By highlighting these problems and solutions, we hope this review can catalyze further discussions about how to better prepare for future pandemics and medical supply shortages. DATA SOURCES:. A comprehensive search strategy using identifying key words was applied to several different databases to procure relevant literature. STUDY SELECTION:. Four thousand two hundred fifty-nine studies were found in the initial search. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were created and applied to screen studies. Included studies focused on the supply and distribution of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the case where reviewers disagreed about whether a study should be included, a third reviewer acted as a tie-breaker. DATA EXTRACTION:. Thirty-three studies were included for final data extraction. Two independent reviewers collected various data points from these studies, including the main challenges discussed by the authors, the level of ventilator shortage being addressed, whether ventilator sharing was discussed, and the limitations of the study. DATA SYNTHESIS:. A third reviewer compared the collected data and decided on the results. CONCLUSIONS:. Some of the common solutions for the ventilator shortage discussed included augmenting overall ventilator supply through increased production, transporting ventilators between hospitals, ventilator sharing, designing new ventilators, and repurposing other resources to help address shortages of supplies.http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000001248 |
| spellingShingle | David Wang, MD Marko Nemet, MD Gabriele A. dos Anjos, MD Sara N. Zec, MD Claudia C. Zambrano, MD Lucrezia Rovati, MD Hieu Truong, MD Yue Dong, MD Challenges of Ventilator Procurement and Distribution in the ICU During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review Critical Care Explorations |
| title | Challenges of Ventilator Procurement and Distribution in the ICU During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review |
| title_full | Challenges of Ventilator Procurement and Distribution in the ICU During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review |
| title_fullStr | Challenges of Ventilator Procurement and Distribution in the ICU During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges of Ventilator Procurement and Distribution in the ICU During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review |
| title_short | Challenges of Ventilator Procurement and Distribution in the ICU During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review |
| title_sort | challenges of ventilator procurement and distribution in the icu during the covid 19 pandemic a scoping review |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000001248 |
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