6 results
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... mortality BPAP ... status • Won't Work ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Laryngospasm and Stridor ... Consider tracheal intubation ... and ventilation ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
bag moving OR ventilator ... Laryngospasm and stridor ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Patients with CHD are exceptionally sensitive to the effects of bronchiolitis on their volume status
Four principles
Patients with CHD ... Anxiolysis to improve work ... positive pressure ventilation ... #Management #Peds ... #Pediatrics #CHD
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... exclude bronchial intubation ... Laryngospasm and stridor ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Rapidly confirm ventilator ... presume oesophageal intubation ... Hypovolaemia Hypo/hyperkalaemia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup