@ CMC Pulse - 24/05/2021
Dr. Lallu Joseph
Quality Manager &
Assoc. General Superintendent
CMC Vellore
CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE
VELLORE
Oxygen Planning and
Management
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Anatomy of my presentation
1. Oxygen Sources
2. Supply of Oxygen/ Back up
3. Estimating Oxygen Needs
4. Current situation in Indian Hospitals
5. Planning of the system – Good Practices
6. Disaster Planning
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1. Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO)
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Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO)
• Cryogenic Source
• Most popular choice for big hospitals and hospitals with
connectivity (good supply chain)
• Stringent licensing requirements
• Cleanest source > 99% pure
• Oxygen stored in liquid state
• At 15 Degree C, 1 L of liquid oxygen can produce 842 L of oxygen
• At 27 Degree C, 1 L of liquid oxygen can produce about 888 L of
oxygen
• Bought in Kilogram (MT), paid in cu.m of liquid, consumed in litres
per minute (gas).
• 1 kg is about 0.867 L of liquid
• 1 kg is about 0.769 cu.m of gas
• 1 cu.m is 1000 L of gaseous oxygen
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Oxygen Manifold
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Manifolds
• Manifolds – Main supply for small hospitals
• 1st level of backup hospitals with LMO
• Right bank and Left bank- Pressurized
• D type cylinders – 6.7 cu.m (Nomenclature different in
countries)
• Purity > 99%
• Common types of cylinders used in India
1. A Type- 5L capacity of water- 1 cu.m oxygen (Anaesthesia Machine)
2. B Type- 10L capacity of water- 1.47 cu.m (Transport Cylinders)
3. D Type- 44L capacity of water- 6.5-7 cu.m (Bulk Cylinders)
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How many hours will it last?
• Gauge reads the pressure
• Full cylinder pressure = 138 bar
• Gauge reading = 130 bar (94% full)
• 94% of 6500 L of oxygen gas = 6110 L
• Patient on 2 LPM will receive 50 hours of oxygen supply
• Patient on 4 LPM will receive 25 hours of oxygen supply
• Patient on 10 LPM will receive 10 hours of oxygen
supply
• If connected with ventilator, CPAP, BPAP it can work upto
6 bar
• If connected with flow meter with mask, nasal prong it
can work upto 2 bar
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Oxygen Concentrator
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Oxygen Concentrator/ Generator
• Constant source
• Separates oxygen from atmosphere (Adsorbing under
pressure)
• Adsorbent material - Zeolite (aluminium silicate)
• Purity – 90% to 95%
• Argon with small quantity of nitrogen
• Purity good with 75- 80% load
• Two technology- PSA (Pressure Swing Adsorption) & VSA
(Vacuum Swing Adsorption)
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2. Oxygen supply
• Three components/ backup
• Primary Supply
• Secondary Supply
• Reserve Supply
• Depends on the size of the hospital, complexity of
operations and distance
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Oxygen supply system
Primary Supply Secondary Supply Reserve Supply
Gas cylinder
manifold
Automatic manifold
changeover system
1. Manual emergency
cylinder manifold
2. Automatic system to
provide 4 hours
1. Automatic manifold
system to supply entire
hospital
2. Automatic manifold
for ICU
LMO
1. Single vessel
2. One vessel of duplex
system – same area
3. One vessel of duplex
system – separate area
1. Automatic manifold system
2. Second vessel
3. Second vessel in separate
area
Automatic manifold –
entire hospital/ ICU,
HDU
Oxygen
concentrator
Plant size as per hospital
requirement
1. Single vessel
2. Automatic manifold
system
Automatic manifold –
entire hospital/ ICU,
HDU
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Supply Layout
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3. Estimating oxygen needs
Historical oxygen use Facility-level estimation
To estimate the amount of
oxygen an existing facility
needs
To estimate the amount of
oxygen a facility will need
• Records of past oxygen
use
• Number of general beds
• Number of critical care beds
• Or specific facility
infrastructure plans
• *
What is
your goal?
What are
your data?
Essential
questions
* Plan for 100% bed occupancy
Source: WHO - Tools and resources for oxygen system planning and procurement
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Determining peak flow
Number of
beds
Flow rate
(LPM)
Required LPM
Standard beds 700 0.75 525
Critical care beds 100 10 1000
Total 800 1525
• 1525 LPM = 10135 D Type cylinders per month or two 1000 LPM PSA/
VSA plants or two numbers of 5 KL LMO plants
• Average consumption is generally 35% - 40%
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4. Current situation in Indian Hospitals
Source: Paul C, Paul J, Babu A. Hospital oxygen supply: A survey of disaster preparedness of Indian hospitals. Indian J
Respir Care 2020;9:216-20.
Primary Oxygen Supply Reserve Oxygen Supply
Alarm systems
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5. Planning of the system – Good Practices
• Auto changeover from supply to backup
• Common mistake – single pipeline from the primary
source
• Cylinder manifold should not be placed at the same site
as the LMO or Oxygen concentrator
• Reserve supply at a different location even if both are
manifolds
• Manifolds and concentrators (higher floors) at higher level
to mitigate flood and other disasters
• Primary supply should meet requirement of atleast 4 days
and reserve 3 days (B type cylinders are not reserves)
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6. Disaster Planning
• Hourly monitoring
• Oxygen conservation measures, Oxygen audit/
stewardship programs
• Offset loads- portable concentrators, reduce surgical load,
frequent audit of pipelines and terminal ends, use of
medical air instead of oxygen for anesthesia machines
( 400 LPH for an adult patient)
• Alert levels to be fixed
• Core oxygen monitoring group
• Escalation matrix
• Disaster management protocol
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Oxygen planning and management- Hospitals

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    @ CMC Pulse- 24/05/2021 Dr. Lallu Joseph Quality Manager & Assoc. General Superintendent CMC Vellore CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE VELLORE Oxygen Planning and Management
  • 2.
    @ CMC Pulse- 24/05/2021 Anatomy of my presentation 1. Oxygen Sources 2. Supply of Oxygen/ Back up 3. Estimating Oxygen Needs 4. Current situation in Indian Hospitals 5. Planning of the system – Good Practices 6. Disaster Planning
  • 3.
    @ CMC Pulse- 24/05/2021 1. Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO)
  • 4.
    @ CMC Pulse- 24/05/2021 Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) • Cryogenic Source • Most popular choice for big hospitals and hospitals with connectivity (good supply chain) • Stringent licensing requirements • Cleanest source > 99% pure • Oxygen stored in liquid state • At 15 Degree C, 1 L of liquid oxygen can produce 842 L of oxygen • At 27 Degree C, 1 L of liquid oxygen can produce about 888 L of oxygen • Bought in Kilogram (MT), paid in cu.m of liquid, consumed in litres per minute (gas). • 1 kg is about 0.867 L of liquid • 1 kg is about 0.769 cu.m of gas • 1 cu.m is 1000 L of gaseous oxygen
  • 5.
    @ CMC Pulse- 24/05/2021 Oxygen Manifold
  • 6.
    @ CMC Pulse- 24/05/2021 Manifolds • Manifolds – Main supply for small hospitals • 1st level of backup hospitals with LMO • Right bank and Left bank- Pressurized • D type cylinders – 6.7 cu.m (Nomenclature different in countries) • Purity > 99% • Common types of cylinders used in India 1. A Type- 5L capacity of water- 1 cu.m oxygen (Anaesthesia Machine) 2. B Type- 10L capacity of water- 1.47 cu.m (Transport Cylinders) 3. D Type- 44L capacity of water- 6.5-7 cu.m (Bulk Cylinders)
  • 7.
    @ CMC Pulse- 24/05/2021 How many hours will it last? • Gauge reads the pressure • Full cylinder pressure = 138 bar • Gauge reading = 130 bar (94% full) • 94% of 6500 L of oxygen gas = 6110 L • Patient on 2 LPM will receive 50 hours of oxygen supply • Patient on 4 LPM will receive 25 hours of oxygen supply • Patient on 10 LPM will receive 10 hours of oxygen supply • If connected with ventilator, CPAP, BPAP it can work upto 6 bar • If connected with flow meter with mask, nasal prong it can work upto 2 bar
  • 8.
    @ CMC Pulse- 24/05/2021 Oxygen Concentrator
  • 9.
    @ CMC Pulse- 24/05/2021 Oxygen Concentrator/ Generator • Constant source • Separates oxygen from atmosphere (Adsorbing under pressure) • Adsorbent material - Zeolite (aluminium silicate) • Purity – 90% to 95% • Argon with small quantity of nitrogen • Purity good with 75- 80% load • Two technology- PSA (Pressure Swing Adsorption) & VSA (Vacuum Swing Adsorption)
  • 10.
    @ CMC Pulse- 24/05/2021 2. Oxygen supply • Three components/ backup • Primary Supply • Secondary Supply • Reserve Supply • Depends on the size of the hospital, complexity of operations and distance
  • 11.
    @ CMC Pulse- 24/05/2021 Oxygen supply system Primary Supply Secondary Supply Reserve Supply Gas cylinder manifold Automatic manifold changeover system 1. Manual emergency cylinder manifold 2. Automatic system to provide 4 hours 1. Automatic manifold system to supply entire hospital 2. Automatic manifold for ICU LMO 1. Single vessel 2. One vessel of duplex system – same area 3. One vessel of duplex system – separate area 1. Automatic manifold system 2. Second vessel 3. Second vessel in separate area Automatic manifold – entire hospital/ ICU, HDU Oxygen concentrator Plant size as per hospital requirement 1. Single vessel 2. Automatic manifold system Automatic manifold – entire hospital/ ICU, HDU
  • 12.
    @ CMC Pulse- 24/05/2021 Supply Layout
  • 13.
    @ CMC Pulse- 24/05/2021 3. Estimating oxygen needs Historical oxygen use Facility-level estimation To estimate the amount of oxygen an existing facility needs To estimate the amount of oxygen a facility will need • Records of past oxygen use • Number of general beds • Number of critical care beds • Or specific facility infrastructure plans • * What is your goal? What are your data? Essential questions * Plan for 100% bed occupancy Source: WHO - Tools and resources for oxygen system planning and procurement
  • 14.
    @ CMC Pulse- 24/05/2021 Determining peak flow Number of beds Flow rate (LPM) Required LPM Standard beds 700 0.75 525 Critical care beds 100 10 1000 Total 800 1525 • 1525 LPM = 10135 D Type cylinders per month or two 1000 LPM PSA/ VSA plants or two numbers of 5 KL LMO plants • Average consumption is generally 35% - 40%
  • 15.
    @ CMC Pulse- 24/05/2021 4. Current situation in Indian Hospitals Source: Paul C, Paul J, Babu A. Hospital oxygen supply: A survey of disaster preparedness of Indian hospitals. Indian J Respir Care 2020;9:216-20. Primary Oxygen Supply Reserve Oxygen Supply Alarm systems
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    @ CMC Pulse- 24/05/2021 5. Planning of the system – Good Practices • Auto changeover from supply to backup • Common mistake – single pipeline from the primary source • Cylinder manifold should not be placed at the same site as the LMO or Oxygen concentrator • Reserve supply at a different location even if both are manifolds • Manifolds and concentrators (higher floors) at higher level to mitigate flood and other disasters • Primary supply should meet requirement of atleast 4 days and reserve 3 days (B type cylinders are not reserves)
  • 17.
    @ CMC Pulse- 24/05/2021 6. Disaster Planning • Hourly monitoring • Oxygen conservation measures, Oxygen audit/ stewardship programs • Offset loads- portable concentrators, reduce surgical load, frequent audit of pipelines and terminal ends, use of medical air instead of oxygen for anesthesia machines ( 400 LPH for an adult patient) • Alert levels to be fixed • Core oxygen monitoring group • Escalation matrix • Disaster management protocol
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