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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
CPAP - Continuous ... and mortality BPAP ... intrathoracic procedure ... #criticalcare # ... management
PRONE POSITIONING - Portsmouth ICU @icu_portsmouth

#Prone #Positioning #Procedure #Proning #Protocol #Checklist #Instructions #Protocol #Proned #Management #CriticalCare
PRONE POSITIONING ... #Positioning #Procedure ... Proning #Protocol #Checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #ARDS
A Non-Invasive approach to Respiratory Failure
 • COPD and Ventilatory Failure → NiPPV with Bi-level Settings
Settings • CHF / Pulmonary ... Edema → NiPPV CPAP ... • Pneumonia or ARDS ... Respiratory #Failure #management ... #hypoxia #NIV
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
the flow rate) CPAP ... • Titrate CPAP ... Prone positioning ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
consistent with pulmonary ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... severity of the hypoxemia ... Hg with PEEP or CPAP ... Criteria #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... - Endoscopic procedures ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... OSA • Continue CPAP ... medical and surgical management