COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)

COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus that is highly contagious and causes severe acute respiratory syndrome. It may cause serious clinical pictures such as pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, kidney failure that require treatment in more severe and hospital conditions in people with diabetes (diabetes), high blood pressure, lung disease and immune system disease. Some cases can result in death. This disease, which is especially severe in patients with chronic diseases, requires 70 out of every 100 patients receiving intensive care treatment to be connected to a ventilator device. *

Altech Septiflow and Altech Coaxial fully closed system single line breathing circuits with water traps having needle-free connectors, is one of your most reliable assistants in preventing the risk of cross-contamination in Covid-19, Sepsis and VAP (Ventilator-Related Pneumonia) in emergency service, intensive care units and operations using long-term and / or low-flow anesthesia.

Traditional water traps found in conventional breathing circuits are open systems. When water accumulates in the circuit, the lids of these water traps are opened at certain intervals and their reservoirs are emptied. Water traps and reservoirs, like other equipment and surfaces in the unit, pose an even greater risk of contamination due to direct contact with liquids. During this process, the circuit is opened, and it becomes possible for a possible infection to infect the ambient air or an infection in the environment to infect the patient circuit (cross contamination).

This negativity associated with cross contamination and high transmission rates has been eliminated  thanks to the Altech closed breathing systems having closed water traps with needle-free connectors especially during the Covid-19 pandemic period. Possible infected condensate that accumulates in these fully closed water traps can be discharged with injectors connected to needle-free valves without opening water traps to the environment. In this way, patient treatment efficiency and safety of healthcare personnel increase. In addition, device breakdown and repair costs can be prevented.

When the water traps are filled in conventional breathing circuits, they are turned to the ambient air and emptied manually by the user into the waste bins. In the meantime, it is possible for the infected condensation to be contaminated by the aerosol effect or directly into the user's hand and thus to another person / object (cross contamination). In addition, accidental spilling of a water trap device that has been opened to the ambient air is among the possible dangers.

The Altech Septiflow Double Lumen Breathing System and the Altech Coaxial Closed System are integrated into single-line patient circuits with needle-free connector water traps, collecting the accumulated water in their reservoirs. The feature of these water traps is that their reservoirs are closed and sealed. Users draw the accumulated water with the injectors they connect to the needle-free connectors. In this way, the water trap reservoir is emptied without opening. Contamination is prevented. Thus, the principle of isolating the source of infection and closing the transmission path, which is one of the basic principles in the prevention of nosocomial infection, is ensured.

Altech Septiflow Double Lumen Breathing System and Altech Single Line, Coaxial Closed System Patient Circuits with Needle-Free Connector Water Trap, have a vital function especially in protecting healthcare personnel, patients, ventilators, and anesthesia devices from diseases with high contagiousness and prevent related diseases to pass to other patients and healthcare personnel by cross contamination.

* Direct Prediction of the Number of Intensive Care Beds and Ventilators it Will be Needed for COVID-19 Outbreak in Turkey.