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He said currently all taluklevel government hospitals have 50 HFNO beds and six ventilators. Due to lack of specialist manpower, oxygenated beds are being used despite availability of ventilators. “To tackle this, we are recruiting anaesthetists and doctors on contract basis,” he said.
However, while some doctors agree with the minister’s views, other have taken objection, saying clinical indication is important to decide on either HFNO or NIV.
“HFNO consumes a lot of oxygen so, in the current situation, NIV is a better choice with no clinical disadvantage to the patient,” said Dr Sunil Karanth, chairman & consultant, critical care medicine, Manipal Hospitals. He said NIV and HFNO function similarly.
Covid-19: Ventilators or oxygen 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.
Doctors in Bengaluru closely working with the government also said clinical need should dictate if a patient needs ICU or invasive ventilation treatment and not state policy or the intention to conserve oxygen. (Representative photo: PTI)
Coronavirus | Demand for air ambulances soars as virus exposes crumbling healthcare
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Despite high costs, requests for airlifting COVID patients from ill-equipped northern States to southern medical hubs has multiplied manifold
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Aggregators and charter plane operators say the demand for air transportation of patients has increased ten-fold.
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Despite high costs, requests for airlifting COVID patients from ill-equipped northern States to southern medical hubs has multiplied manifold
Last week, a Beechcraft King Air C 90 air ambulance from Bagdogra lost its right wheel while taking off from Nagpur after refuelling. The aircraft was carrying a COVID-19 patient for treatment in Mumbai. The pilot was alerted but he kept flying to burn fuel before coming in to land. After hovering over Mumbai, he finally made a belly-landing without any casualties.
By siliconindia | Monday, 10 May 2021, 06:08 Hrs With hospitals struggling to deal with the overflow of Covid fatalities who developed breathlessness, the government has decided to arrange 22 oxygen-generation plants in 18 medical institutes all over the state. This is a condition during which Karnataka is reporting around 50,000 positive cases and the case fatality rate in eight districts has crossed one percent. CN Ashwath Narayan, deputy chief minister and State Covid-19 Ministerial Task Force chief, stated “The idea is to make sure the 18 medical colleges are self-sufficient in oxygen production, and the process is fast-tracked.” Three of the plants are in Bengaluru. The finance department has given its nod to