Ventilators or O2 beds? Doctors differ on efficacy
In a video conference call with district health officers and deans of medical colleges in the state on Tuesday, health minister K Sudhakar had suggested use of noninvasive ventilators (NIV) for Covid-19 patients instead of oxygenated beds or high flow nasal oxygen bed (HFNO) to tide over the crippling shortage of oxygen. It left the medical community deeply divided.
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In a video conference call with district health officers and deans of medical colleges in the state on Tuesday, health minister K Sudhakar had suggested use of noninvasive ventilators (NIV) for Covid-19 patients instead of oxygenated beds or high flow nasal oxygen bed (HFNO) to tide over the crippling shortage of oxygen. It left the medical community deeply divided. 
