A New Zealand-born expert in lung damage - who has designed a new and cheap emergency ventilator in response to the Covid-19 crisis - says the "art" of mechanical ventilation has become incredibly sophisticated. Professor Jason Bates grew up in New Zealand, and now works at the University of Vermont. “As ventilators go it's still very simple and cheap to make. What happens to Covid-19 patients' lungs? The risks of ventilator- induced lung injury have contributed to ventilators being more complex, and therefore more expensive.

Source: Stuff July 25, 2020 05:03 UTC