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ArticleHardwareX2023

COVOX: Providing oxygen during the COVID-19 health emergency.

Joaquina Rubio, Christiam Rojas, Midori Sanchez, Daniela Gómez-Alzate, Mauricio Córdova, Verónica Montoya, Benjamin Castaneda, Javier Chang, Sandra Pérez-Buitrago

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Article in HardwareX, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Joaquina RubioMedical Devices Research Group from the Engineering Department at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru.
Christiam RojasDIACSA, Peru.
Midori SanchezMedical Devices Research Group from the Engineering Department at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru.
Daniela Gómez-AlzateMedical Devices Research Group from the Engineering Department at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru.
Mauricio CórdovaMedical Devices Research Group from the Engineering Department at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru.
Verónica MontoyaMedical Devices Research Group from the Engineering Department at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru.
Benjamin CastanedaMedical Devices Research Group from the Engineering Department at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru.
Javier ChangDIACSA, Peru.
Sandra Pérez-BuitragoMedical Devices Research Group from the Engineering Department at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Peru.
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú · PEUniversidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia · PE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We introduce an autonomous oxygen concentrator that was designed in Peru to fight the oxygen shortage produced worldwide as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Oxygen concentrators represent a suitable and favorable option for administering this gas at the patient's bedside in developing countries, especially when cylinders and tubed systems are unavailable or when access to them is restricted by lack of accessories, inadequate power supply, or shortage of qualified personnel. Our system uses a pressure swing adsorption technique to provide oxygen to patients at a flow rate of up to 15 l/min ± 1,5 l/min and a concentration of 93 % ± 3 %, offering robustness, safety and functionality. The quality measurements obtained from the validation process demonstrate repeatability and accuracy. The complete design files are provided in the source file repository to facilitate oxygen concentrator production in low and middle income countries, where access to oxygen is still a major problem even after the pandemic. Oxygen is part of the World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines and is perhaps the only medicine that has no substitute. This device can provide a reliable supply of oxygen for critically ill patients and improve their chances of survival.

Indexed as

Acute respiratory distress syndromeCOVID-19 pandemicCritical careHypoxemiaOxygen ConcentratorRespiratory insufficiency

Identifiers

PMID36568708
PMCPMC9763216
OpenAlexW4312082960

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