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Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
ventilation and ICU ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary ... #EBM #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
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Noninvasive Positive ... & Inspiratory Positive ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... intrathoracic procedure ... #indications #criticalcare
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Recruitment and Titrated Positive ... Recruitment #PEEP #ARDS #EBM ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting

Infographic by Dr. Jesse Burk-Rafel
@jbrafel

> 8 hours - Heavy foods (fried/fatty) and
fried/fatty) and meats ... Reduce the Risk Of pulmonary ... undergoing Elective Procedures ... Hours #Timeline #EBM
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
o Consent o Position ... Labs o Review Meds ... ChestTube #Checklist #Procedure ... #Management #CriticalCare
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
cultures (three sets ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... Persistent fever, positive ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
intubation & lower ICU ... creates a small positive ... Devices #management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy - Procedure Instructions Checklist
Tracheostomy is to establish a definitive surgical opening into the
Tracheostomy - Procedure ... performed in the ICU ... Position: neck extension ... #Tracheostomy #criticalcare ... #pulmonary #checklist