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Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Placement Checklist ... o Consent o Position ... Labs o Review Meds ... not adherent o Direct ... Procedure #Management #CriticalCare
Video Laryngoscopy vs Direct Laryngoscopy on Successful First-Pass Orotracheal Intubation Among ICU Patients

JAMA. 2017;317(5):483-493 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2598718

Conclusions: Among
Intubation Among ICU ... patients in the ICU ... #CriticalCare # ... Anesthesiology # ... FirstPass #Success #EBM
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... Delirium in the ICU ... c deliriogenic meds ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #CriticalCare
REVISE - Withholding Pantoprazole for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients: A Pilot Randomized Clinical
Clinical Trial and Meta-Analysis ... #Prophylaxis #CriticalCare ... #ICU #Withholding ... VisualAbstract #EBM
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... - Checklist VITALS ... : • For most ICU ... #Pearls #Checklist ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... cultures (three sets ... Persistent fever, positive ... #Endocarditis #checklist ... #criticalcare #
ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
ICU Pre-Rounding ... Bundle Checklist ... BMs (know last BM ... PreRounding #Bundle #Checklist ... #CriticalCare #
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management checklist ... balance >3-4 liters positive ... Non-intubated: Low-fat diet ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
ENT, ICU). ❹ Call ... extension. ❽ Operator position ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
Proning Nursing Checklist ... taped shut - No direct ... Wrists in neutral position ... Alternate Swimmers Position ... #Post #Prone #CriticalCare