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Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... improving) A - Airway ... Patent, difficult intubation ... #Checklist #Mnemonic ... #criticalcare #management
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
attached to the airway ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Difficult #Airway ... #Intubation #Checklist ... #Algorithm #Alfred
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
exacerbation (↓ intubation ... mortality), Other causes ... Inability to protect airway ... Continuous positive airway ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
A height-based algorithm ... volume to your airway ... checklist (example ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Airway
Combined Difficult Airway Society and Vortex Approach to the Emergency Airway

The Emergency Airway Cognitive Tool contains
essentials of the DAS algorithm ... management in stressful ... #Intubation #Management ... DAS #Difficult #Algorithm ... Emergency #Tool #Checklist
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... Checklist GATHER ... MANAGEMENT o ... 30 degrees - Nick ... #airway #management
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
management is in ... Prepare for Front of Neck ... positioned with full neck ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
surgery related cause ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Guidelines for Crises ... • Consider intubation ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... presume oesophageal intubation ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management