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Difficult Airway Society - Intubation Checklist

Prepare the patient 

Prepare the equipment 

Prepare the team 

Prepare for
Difficult Airway ... Society - Intubation Checklist ... #Airway #Intubation ... #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... mask ventilation ... airway management ... of spontaneous ventilation ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
The checklist is ... attached to the airway ... is the actual checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Difficult #Airway
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation ... ) Airway Resistance ... unless excessive airway ... #PPlat #PEEP #CriticalCare ... Pathophysiology #Pulmonary
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Noninvasive Positive ... in obstructive lung ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... ), Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Inability to protect airway ... nickmmark #NIVPPV #NonInvasive ... #diagnosis #management
Emergency Tracheostomy Management Algorithm - Patent Upper Airway

This algorithm assumes a potentially patent upper airway, meaning
Emergency Tracheostomy Management ... theoretically allow ventilation ... that is difficult ... may be difficult ... #Management #CriticalCare
Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
continuity with the lungs ... insufflation without ventilation ... efficacious if ventilation ... is difficult. ... #Management #CriticalCare
Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... improving) A - Airway ... (Patent, difficult ... Mnemonic #MASCOTS #criticalcare ... #management
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm - Indications and Contraindications
Indications for NIV:
 • COPD - pH <7.35, pCO2
Non-Invasive Ventilation ... burns, Fixed upper airway ... observation) #NIV #Noninvasive ... #Algorithm #criticalcare ... #management #indications