This is what it's like on the front lines of coronavirus at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
Ventilator shortage, ICU overhauls add stress
Still, Cuomo stressed that New York was doing everything it could to procure as many new machines as possible. Among the measures: Ending all elective surgeries in the state where a ventilator might be needed, using anesthesia machine ventilators and splitting ventilator tubes so two patients can be on one machine.Cuomo was hopeful, though, as the number of patients discharged from New York hospitals rose sharply Wednesday.
Construction is necessary to convert a room to negative pressure, which allows for air to flow into the room but not out, so possibly infected respiratory droplets don't spread. A range of technical equipment is needed in addition to an adequate power supply, Corwin said.
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