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General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
for respiratory support ... Prone positioning ... indication for prone ... #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
Prone Ventilation in Critical Care - Procedure Instructions
Step 1 – Staffing 
Step 2 – Positioning
Step 3
Prone Ventilation ... Critical Care - Procedure ... #Ventilation #Procedure ... #Instructions #CriticalCare ... Proning #Steps #Management
Prone Ventilation in Critical Care - Procedure Instructions

Step 1 – Staffing 
Step 2 – Positioning
Step 3
Prone Ventilation ... Critical Care - Procedure ... #Ventilation #Procedure ... #Instructions #CriticalCare ... Proning #Steps #Management
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Proposed Respiratory Support ... the mechanical ventilation ... #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure
AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 INTUBATION CHECKLIST
Does this patient require ETI? 
If patient is to be intubated and is
Take Into Room Support ... effects out of room (phone ... , everything) Procedure ... Checklist #COVID19 #CriticalCare ... #Management
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
difficult airway management ... • FiO2: avoid hyperoxia ... pressure • Prone ... #obese #Management ... #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Intubations - Team Roles to Minimize Exposure

Respiratory Therapist is encouraged to stay outside the room
or to setup the ventilator ... equipment or to support ... , has an ASCOM phone ... #Assignments #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
between ETT and ventilator ... and patient’s skin ... 20-30 mins post prone ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy - Procedure Instructions Checklist
Tracheostomy is to establish a definitive surgical opening into the
prolonged ventilatory support ... 2 cm vertical skin ... connected to the ventilator ... #Tracheostomy #criticalcare ... pulmonary #checklist #management