Efficacy of BAINS Circuit in Treating Critically Ill Hypoxemic COVID-19 Patients During the Second Wave of the Pandemic in India.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has encouraged doctors to look for novel ways of treating patients with respiratory failure due to the limited availability of ventilators and highflow nasal cannula. The study aims to assess the efficacy of using the Bains circuit as an alternative to HFNC and NIV as life-saving tools in patients with respiratory failure during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

Methods: This is a prospective interventional study carried out in the intensive care unit of Shri B.