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Critical Supply Shortages — The Need for Ventilators and Personal Protective Equipment during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Megan L. Ranney, Valerie Griffeth, Ashish K. Jha

2020New England Journal of Medicine2,133 citationsDOI

Abstract

Critical Supply Shortages U.S. hospitals are already reporting shortages of key equipment needed to care for critically ill patients with Covid-19, including ventilators and personal protective equ...

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