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COVID-19 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT ALGORITHM
1. PREPARATION
2. PRE-CHECK & PRE-BRIEF
3. PROCEDURE
4. POST CHECKS
5. DEBRIEF

Michigan Medicine @umichmedicine

#COVID19 #AIRWAY #Intubation
COVID-19 AIRWAY ... MANAGEMENT ALGORITHM ... #AIRWAY #Intubation ... #MANAGEMENT #ALGORITHM ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare
AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 INTUBATION CHECKLIST
Does this patient require ETI? 
If patient is to be intubated and is
AIRBORNE ISOLATION/COVID19 ... needed Leave all ... #Intubation #Airway ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
COVID-19 Intubations - Team Roles to Minimize Exposure

Respiratory Therapist is encouraged to stay outside the room
emergent additional medication ... to support the medication ... Backup b) Surgical Airway ... #Assignments #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm - Indications and Contraindications
Indications for NIV:
 • COPD - pH <7.35, pCO2
Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm ... burns, Fixed upper airway ... Ventilation #BiPAP #Algorithm ... #criticalcare # ... management #indications
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... beneficial in all ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare # ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
the traditional algorithm-based ... management can ... mandated by an algorithm ... best efforts at all ... #visualaid #criticalcare
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
Pressure Support - All ... APRV - Airway Pressure ... #Ventilation #CriticalCare ... #Comparison #Management
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Adrenalin - "Epi" - ACLS ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison ... #pharmacology #indications
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
Pilot balloon ... consistent for all ... Surgical management ... #differential #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
of a difficult airway ... - Allergies to medications ... - Oral cavity/Airway ... algorithm to determine ... medical and surgical management