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Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... Patent, difficult intubation ... - Tube feeds (Pause ... #Checklist #Mnemonic ... #criticalcare #management
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
The checklist is ... is the actual checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Difficult #Airway #Intubation ... #Checklist #Algorithm
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
A height-based algorithm ... to your airway checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Airway ... #Checklist #ETTDepths
Combined Difficult Airway Society and Vortex Approach to the Emergency Airway

The Emergency Airway Cognitive Tool contains
difficult airway management ... Vortex #Airway #Intubation ... #Management #DAS ... #Difficult #Algorithm ... Emergency #Tool #Checklist
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
on patient or drapes ... • Remove all drapes ... • Consider intubation ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Syndrome • Prader-Willi ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #endocrinology ... #causes #pediatrics
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... • Excessive insulation ... #Differential #Causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
or iatrogenic causes ... Plan definitive management ... • Prep and drape ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Placement Checklist ... TECHNIQUE o Scrub, drape ... the tube as it passes ... #ChestTube #Checklist ... #Procedure #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... surgery related cause ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management