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.

Ventilators or O2 beds? Doctors differ on efficacy
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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.