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COVID-19 patient Extubation
Objective: Extubation of a suspected COVID-19 patient whilst minimising aersolisation of virus particles. Orly
extubate on theatre table ... List) 4) Clear airway ... equipment for emergency ... Extubation #Checklist #Supplies ... #CriticalCare #
COVID-19 Patient Intubation Checklist and Supplies

Intubation Equipment List
 • Appropriately sized tracheal tube with subglottic suction
Checklist and Supplies ... drugs for RSI • Emergency ... Marker pen • Emergency ... front of neck airway ... #CriticalCare #
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
ECMO Troubleshooting ... Emergency Protocol ... have necessary supplies ... Troubleshooting #problems #diagnosis ... differential #management #criticalcare
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
Pilot balloon ... timing of the emergency ... OBSTRUCTION EMERGENCY ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... management #pulmonary #criticalcare
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Anticipate difficult airway ... ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... stepwise increase in airway ... obese ARDS • ECMO ... obese #Management #CriticalCare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
of a difficult airway ... - Oral cavity/Airway ... Stable patients ... with no echo in ... stratification #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... establishing a diagnosis ... Impella, LVAD, ECMO ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Another way to illustrate this is simply to list the factors which affect cvO2% (table below;
affect cvO2% (table ... Indeed, an array ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... Factors #Affecting #Table
Emergency Evacuation  - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Anaesthetised or sedated patient requires unplanned transfer because
Emergency Evacuation ... Transfer on operating table ... attendance. ❺ Airway ... intubation to improve airway ... Take adequate supplies