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Alveolar Recruitment
Effect of Intensive vs Moderate Alveolar Recruitment Strategies Added to Lung-Protective Ventilation on Postoperative Pulmonary
Alveolar Recruitment ... Recruitment Strategies ... Lung-Protective Ventilation ... #EBM #VisualAbstract ... Postoperative #Pulmonary #CriticalCare
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
and Titrated Positive ... Wilkinsonjonny #ART ... #Alveolar #Lung ... #ARDS #EBM #VisualAbstract ... Postoperative #Pulmonary #CriticalCare
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
pressure release ventilation ... high continuous positive ... Advantages: Alveolar ... recruitment and ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #APRV #CriticalCare
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... and non-invasive positive ... ARDS, no routine recruitment ... Strategies • Recruitment ... obese #Management #CriticalCare
REVISE - Withholding Pantoprazole for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients: A Pilot Randomized Clinical
Clinical Trial and Meta-Analysis ... Although the results are ... inhibitors on ventilator-associated ... #Prophylaxis #CriticalCare ... VisualAbstract #EBM
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Noninvasive Positive ... Pressure Ventilation ... can "recruit" alveoli ... PositivePressure #Ventilation ... #indications #criticalcare
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
Weaning from the Ventilator ... long lasting pain meds ... Diuresis — Dry lungs are ... nickmmark #Weaning #Ventilator ... Algorithm #Extubation #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
Rocuronium at least ... exhalation port of ventilator ... mouth to prevent decruitment ... cuff prior to ventilation ... SARSCoV2 #Management #CriticalCare
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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sepsis, AKI, or who are ... 1.19x per liter of positive ... REMOVE UNECCESARY MEDS ... DIURETICS which are ... Balance #management #criticalcare
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
cultures (three sets ... at three different ... Persistent fever, positive ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare