9 results
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
likelihood and clinical ... intubation • ... choices: • Awake intubation ... vs. intubation ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
POLAR Randomized Clinical Trial - Effect of Early Sustained Prophylactic Hypothermia on Neurologic Outcomes Among Patients
POLAR Randomized Clinical ... Sustained Prophylactic Hypothermia ... 21):2211-2220. doi ... #TBI #CriticalCare ... #ICU #VisualAbstract
TTH48 - Targeted Temperature Management for 48 vs 24 Hours and Neurologic Outcome After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac
- A Randomized Clinical ... 318(4):341-350. doi ... admitted to the ICU ... #TTM48 #TTH48 #CriticalCare ... #ICU #VisualAbstract
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
CHF, decreases intubation ... COPD, decreases intubation ... dz) • Pt is DNI ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #indications #criticalcare
Tracheal Airway POCUS prior to anticipated difficult airway
1. ID cricothyroid membrane evaluation
2. Confirm tracheal intubation
3. Detect
to anticipated difficult ... Confirm tracheal intubation ... Detect mainstem intubation ... POCUS #trachea #clinical ... #criticalcare
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
observed in the clinical ... ; treatment of hypothermia ... , endotracheal intubation ... DharSaty #Coma, #CriticalCare ... Hypothyroidism, #Hypothermia
REVISE - Withholding Pantoprazole for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients: A Pilot Randomized Clinical
Pilot Randomized Clinical ... pneumonia and C. difficile ... #Prophylaxis #CriticalCare ... #ICU #Withholding
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Addressing the ICU ... Family engagement Critical ... will vary with clinical ... to facilitate extubation ... #CriticalCare #
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
ventilation by either intubation ... aeruginosa Clinical ... evidence) • PSI ... (LR+ 7.6) • Hypothermia ... in adults with clinically