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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
COVID-19 Hypoxia ... Tolerating supplemental oxygen ... respiratory #support #COVID19 ... management #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... deliver supplemental oxygen ... Difficult #airway #algorithm ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... fail” low flow oxygen ... us believe that intubation ... management #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Intraoperative Bronchospasm ... . ❷ Give 100% oxygen ... or oesophageal intubation ... anaesthesia #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
anaesthesia: supply 100% oxygen ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Intraoperative Laryngospasm ... CPAP with 100% oxygen ... Consider tracheal intubation ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
• Give 100% oxygen ... airway or tracheal intubation ... Neuraxial #Block #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
oedema; bronchial intubation ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
❶ Adequate oxygen ... #Hypotension #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
presume oesophageal intubation ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup