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Mechanical Ventilation in Intra-Abdominal Hypertension (IAH)

How to set the ventilator right.

- Dr. Manu Malbrain @Manu_Malbrain

#Mechanical #Ventilation
Mechanical Ventilation ... IAH) How to set ... the ventilator ... IntraAbdominalHypertension #IAH #CriticalCare ... #Management
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
of Mechanical Ventilation ... - Comparison Table ... realize it or not ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Breaths #Comparison #Table
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
triggered) is the same set ... triggered ) is a set ... pressure (IP) for a set ... #CriticalCare # ... Comparison #Management
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
A height-based algorithm ... by attaching a table ... to your airway checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Intubation #Airway #Checklist
Driving Pressure in Mechanical Ventilation

Driving Pressure (delta P) = Pplat - PEEP

Salim R. Rezaie, MD @srrezaie

#DrivingPressure
in Mechanical Ventilation ... MechanicalVentilation #CriticalCare ... #Management #Diagnosis ... #Table
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
The checklist is ... is the actual checklist ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Airway #Intubation #Checklist ... #Algorithm #Alfred
Airway Intubation "Blue Card" Checklist

The ‘Blue Card’ can be used to record your airway management over
Intubation "Blue Card" Checklist ... record your airway management ... Better yet, it can ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Intubation #BlueCard #Checklist
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... difficult airway management ... ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... #obese #Management ... #CriticalCare
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation Checklist ... Video scope, LMA, Ventilator ... Bougie, Don PPE, Capnograph ... #criticalcare # ... airway #management
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... Difficult mask ventilation ... of spontaneous ventilation ... Difficult #airway #algorithm ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #CriticalCare