21 results
Mechanical Ventilation in High Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
- Maintain PEEP < ICP
- Dealing with ICP
- HOB effect
Mechanical Ventilation ... - Post-intubation ... #Ventilation #High ... #Elevated #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Clinical Network #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... ARDSNet #Ventilator ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Marino's The ICU
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
The ARDSnet ideal body weight/tidal volume chart takes all of the calculations and guesswork out of
tidal volume #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Height #Chart #Ventilator ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Marino's The ICU
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
trolley in our ICU ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Difficult #Airway #Intubation ... #Checklist #Algorithm
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
Weaning from the Ventilator ... - Algorithm Setting ... #Algorithm #Extubation ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
Nasal Oxygen Delivery Devices
Nasal cannula can be used to deliver supplemental O2. Conventional nasal cannula are
rate of requiring intubation ... & lower ICU mortality ... lower rates of re-intubation ... Delivery #Devices #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Positive Pressure Ventilation ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... PositivePressure #Ventilation ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... the mechanical ventilation ... us believe that intubation ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Checklist GATHER/TEST ... Video scope, LMA, Ventilator ... MANAGEMENT o ... #checklist #criticalcare ... #airway #management