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Graded Oxygen Administration in COVID-19

#respiratory #support #COVID19 #management #schema #criticalcare #hypoxia #failure #algorithm #coronavirus #sarscov2 #oxygen
-19 #respiratory ... #support #COVID19 ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare #hypoxia ... failure #algorithm #coronavirus
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Mechanical Ventilation ... sense, ventilator ... Ventilation (PSV ... #Modes #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
dynamically changes inspiratory ... PS - Pressure Support ... #Modes #Ventilation ... #CriticalCare #Comparison ... #Management #Mechanical
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
support in patients ... with COVID-19 ... Titrate CPAP up as ... #support #COVID19 ... #management #schema
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Support Algorithm ... the mechanical ventilation ... #support #COVID19 ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare #hypoxia
COVID-19 Phenotypes - Implications for Respiratory Support Management

L Phenotype
 - Low Elastcnce (High Compliance)
 - Low
COVID-19 Phenotypes ... Implications for Respiratory ... Support Management ... Compliance) - Low Ventilation ... EMT-P @MRamzyDO As
Swiss Cheese Model for Respiratory Virus Defense
Physical Distance
Ventilation
Masks
Hand Hygiene
Fast and Sensitive Testing
Contact Tracing
Surface Cleaning

- Ian Mackay,
Swiss Cheese Model ... for Respiratory ... Physical Distance Ventilation ... prevention #virus #coronavirus ... #covid19 #management
ASV - Adaptive Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Target MV (80-120%)
  2) PEEP
ASV - Adaptive Support ... Basic Set Parameters ... Patients with some respiratory ... While a "weaning" mode ... choose different mode
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
difficult airway management ... controlled/guarantee modes ... Parameters • Respiratory ... • FiO2: avoid hyperoxia ... Maneuvers: only as
Type L:
 - Low elastance. The nearly normal compliance indicates that the amount of gas in
normal - Low ventilation-to-perfusion ... is associated, as ... Citerio @Dr_Cit #COVID19 ... Variations #Diagnosis #Management ... #SARSCOV2 #Coronavirus