Akhil Paul
Interventional Pulmonologist, Sleep Medicine and Critical Care Consultant MOSC Medical Mission Hospital, Thrissur, India
Title: SWIPER DEVICE (SELF WORKING WATER BASED INSTRUMENT FOR POSITIVE EXPIRATORY PRESSURE BY RESISTANCE) AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN IMPROVING OXYGENATION IN ACUTE PULMONARY EDEMA, DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC: A PILOT STUDY
Biography
Biography: Akhil Paul
Abstract
About 20% to 67% of COVID 19 infected patients who are admitted to the hospitals and 100% of mechanically ventilated patients suffer from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Extrinsic Positive Expiratory Pressure can improve the oxygenation by direct and indirect mechanisms, thus reducing the need of medical oxygen. But high-budget and sophisticated machines are required to provide this positive airway pressure, adding on to the treatment cost of the patient and investment expenditure by the healthcare facilities.
We have designed a simple self working device which can provide a positive expiratory pressure. The lower part of this device works with the same principle of a 'Bubble- PEP' device. Thus this device can be considered as a bubble PEP device with a modified interface. We call this device ' SWIPER' device (Self working Water based Instrument for Positive Expiratory pressure by Resistance). We are hereby presenting the results of the pilot study in view of the importance of this device in the current scenario.