Leveraging Technology as a Response to the COVID Pandemic

Chapter 4 Biomedical Engineering’s Response to Drive COVID-19 Patient Care Solutions: Lessons Learned from the Front Lines

Ashley Jackson and Jennifer Larbi

DOI: 10.4324/b23264-4

Contents

• Introduction
• Preparing for Surge
  • Medical Equipment Planning
  • Critical Care Needs versus Acute Care Needs—Creating a Template
• Implementation of the Surge Plans
  • Managing Specialty Emergency Equipment with Real-Time Location Tracking
  • Expanding Critical Care
    • Converting the Surgical Acute Care Unit (SACU) to a COVID ICU
    • Operating Room Conversion
• Treating COVID-19 Patients: Addressing Medical Equipment Needs
  • Increased Monitoring Needs—Staying Agile
    • Introducing Episodic Pulse Oximetry (SpO₂) Monitoring
    • Expanding Telemetry Monitoring
    • Increased Ventilator ...