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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0124-0064</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Salud Pública]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. salud pública]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0124-0064</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Salud Publica, Facultad de Medicina - Universidad Nacional de Colombia]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0124-00642022000600005</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15446/rsap.v24n6.102473</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Mechanical ventilator purchases in Latin-American countries: did we make the correct decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic?]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Compra de ventiladores mecánicos en países de América Latina: ¿Tomamos las decisiones correctas durante la pandemia de COVID-19?]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Salas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Roxana De las]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vahos-Zambrano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juanita]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gaitán-Duarte]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hernando]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vaca]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Claudia P.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Norte Department of Nursing Health Science Division]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Barranquilla ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Colombia Faculty of Medicine ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Colombia Department of Pharmacy Faculty of Sciences]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Colombia Faculty of Sciences Department of Pharmacy]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0124-00642022000600005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0124-00642022000600005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0124-00642022000600005&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objective To establish the purchase price, authorization strategies, availability of health registrations and technical specifications for the purchase of mechanical ventilators in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Methods A health technology assessment was conducted by searching for technical specifications, health registrations and safety information on mechanical ventilators purchased by nine Latin-American countries including Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru. Based on the information of 129 tenders and contracts, technical information was obtained from the websites of 32 suppliers and manufacturers, covering 55 different models of mechanical ventilators. This information was compared to the World Health Organization's technical specifications for mechanical ventilators. Information on the availability of health registrations and safety of ventilators was obtained from searching the websites of the sanitary agencies of the nine countries. Information was recorded in a form designed by the researchers.  Results In the purchase of mechanical ventilators, significant differences were found in prices, depending on the date of acquisition. Several devices were identified as being non-compliant with some of the technical criteria established by the World Health Organization.  Conclusions Access to information on contracts for the purchase of mechanical ventilators is limited, both in terms of access and public consultation. Complete technical information must be required from manufacturers and suppliers and information gaps should be avoided, especially for public purchasing processes.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Objetivo Establecer el precio de compra, estrategias de autorización, disponibilidad de registros sanitarios y especificaciones técnicas para la compra de ventiladores mecánicos en América Latina durante la pandemia por COVID-19.  Métodos Se realizó una evaluación de tecnologías sanitarias mediante la búsqueda de especificaciones técnicas, registros sanitarios e información de seguridad de los ventiladores mecánicos adquiridos por nueve países de América Latina (Colombia, Guatemala, México, Argentina, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Brasil, Paraguay y Perú). Con base en la información de 129 licitaciones y contratos, se realizó una búsqueda de información técnica en los sitios web de los proveedores y fabricantes de 32 marcas y 55 modelos diferentes. Esta información se comparó con las especificaciones técnicas de la Organización Mundial de la Salud para estos dispositivos. La información sobre la disponibilidad de registros sanitarios y la seguridad de los ventiladores se obtuvo de la búsqueda en sitios web de las agencias sanitarias de los nueve países. La información se registró en un formulario diseñado por los investigadores. Resultados En la compra de ventiladores mecánicos se encontraron diferencias significativas en los precios, según la fecha de adquisición. Se identificaron varios dispositivos que no cumplían con algunos de los criterios técnicos mínimos establecidos por la Organización Mundial de la Salud.  Conclusiones El acceso público y la información sobre los contratos realizados para la compra de ventiladores mecánicos son limitados. Se debe exigir información técnica completa a los fabricantes y proveedores y se deben evitar los vacíos de información, especialmente para los procesos de compras públicas.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ventilators]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[mechanical]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[coronavirus infections]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[disease out-breaks]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[price list]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Latin America (source]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[MeSH, NLM)]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ventiladores mecánicos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[infecciones por coronavirus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[brotes de enfermedades]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[lista de precios]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[América Latina (fuente: DeCS, BIREME)]]></kwd>
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