Joint Statement on Multiple Patients Per Ventilator | NLM

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Joint Statement on Multiple Patients Per Ventilator

03/26/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Society of Critical Care Medicine. Published: 3/26/2020. The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), American Association of Critical‐Care Nurses (AACN), and American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) issued this three-page consensus statement on the concept of placing multiple patients on a single mechanical ventilator. (PDF)