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Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
the duration of mechanical ... patients with ARDS ... duration of both mechanical ... #Ventilation #ARDS ... Pulmonary #EBM #CriticalCare
Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Original ARDSNet Mechanical ... Clinical Network #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... #Mechanical #Ventilation ... #Protocol #ARDS
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
APRV - Overview ... pressure release ventilation ... therapy for severe ARDS ... #CriticalCare # ... Ventilation #Management
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
VC., APV, Auto flow ... APRV - Airway Pressure ... #CriticalCare # ... Comparison #Management ... #Mechanical
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... difficult airway management ... • Mechanical ... Algorithm #Obesity #Mechanical ... #Management #CriticalCare
APRV in ARDS - A Visual Abstract

Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
APRV in ARDS - A ... the duration of mechanical ... #EBM #CriticalCare ... #APRV #Ventilation ... #ARDS #VisualAbstract
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
ideal) Invasive Mechanical ... strategies or APRV ... • Proning is a ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
Approach to ARDS - PseudoARDS

A diagnostic/therapeutic strategy for ARDS is suggested, based on the PROSEVA trial
Initial management ... stabilization on the ventilator ... may benefit from proning ... don't require proning ... #Management #CriticalCare
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
Post Proning Nursing ... between ETT and ventilator ... between legs Arms ... #Post #Prone #CriticalCare ... #Management