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COVID-19 Hypoxia Management

Indication for endotracheal intubation?
Tolerating supplemental oxygen?
Consider HFNC
Not tolerating HFNC or HFNC is not available?
Consider
: Delay intubation ... #respiratory #support ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm #survivingsepsis
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Algorithm in COVID19 ... the disease and not ... us believe that intubation ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
Selecting Respiratory Support ... pneumonia vs. heart failure ... ), not the ABG values ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
for respiratory support ... • Typically set ... management #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... • Anticipate difficult ... management and difficult ... ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... obese #Management #CriticalCare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... even mechanical support ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare