TY - JOUR
T1 - Oxygen Scarcity and COVID‑19
T2 - Lessons Learned During the May–June 2021 Peak, Karnataka, India
AU - Bhat, Prashanth
AU - Raju, Mohan Kumar
AU - Anand, Veenita
AU - Umakanth, Shashikiran
AU - Ravikumar, K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Indian Journal of Public Health.
PY - 2023/10/1
Y1 - 2023/10/1
N2 - Oxygen is a most essential medical gas. This report shows the observations during the second wave of oxygen management in Karnataka, India, where there was an unprecedented rise in COVID‑19 cases during May–June 2021. The state was allocated 731 metric tons against the actual requirement 1200 (63%). While there were several bottlenecks in the production, filling, transportation, and refilling, there were issues with supply‑chain management, which led to the death of 24 patients on life‑support in a district. The pandemic showed fragility in existing supply chain management and warrants further streamlining to address future crises.
AB - Oxygen is a most essential medical gas. This report shows the observations during the second wave of oxygen management in Karnataka, India, where there was an unprecedented rise in COVID‑19 cases during May–June 2021. The state was allocated 731 metric tons against the actual requirement 1200 (63%). While there were several bottlenecks in the production, filling, transportation, and refilling, there were issues with supply‑chain management, which led to the death of 24 patients on life‑support in a district. The pandemic showed fragility in existing supply chain management and warrants further streamlining to address future crises.
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U2 - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1671_22
DO - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1671_22
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85183568852
SN - 0019-557X
VL - 67
SP - 675
EP - 677
JO - Indian journal of public health
JF - Indian journal of public health
IS - 4
ER -