17 results
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... Anticipate difficult airway ... ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... stepwise increase in airway ... obese #Management #CriticalCare
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
Airway Pressure ... application of airway ... patients with ARDS ... #ARDS #VisualAbstract ... Pulmonary #EBM #CriticalCare
Intubation Checklist - Plan A, B, C, D
PLAN A - INITIAL INTUBATION STRATEGY
PLAN B - SECONDARY
Intubation Checklist ... OXYGENATION & VENTILATION ... #Intubation #Checklist ... backup #plans #airway ... #criticalcare
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
volume to your airway ... checklist (example ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Airway ... #Checklist #ETTDepths
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
- Overview Airway ... pressure release ventilation ... continuous positive airway ... therapy for severe ARDS ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #APRV #CriticalCare
Protected Airway Intubation Pre-Brief Checklist - COVID19

1. ROLE ASSIGNMENT
2. PPE: Extended gloves, BLUE gown, N95, face
Protected Airway ... Intubation Pre-Brief Checklist ... filter, NO manual ventilations ... #Intubation #Checklist ... #COVID19 #CriticalCare
PROSEVA definition of ARDS
Thus, the PROSEVA trial essentially modifies the Berlin definition of ARDS, with the
definition of ARDS ... definition of ARDS ... optimization on the ventilator ... FiO2 ratio remain stable ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Extubation Checklist Mnemonic - MASCOTS
M - Mechanism (Underlying mechanism improving)
A - Airway (Patent, difficult intubation)
S -
Extubation Checklist ... improving) A - Airway ... Oxygenation (O2 stable ... #Extubation #Checklist ... Mnemonic #MASCOTS #criticalcare
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Checklist GATHER ... Video scope, LMA, Ventilator ... Sedation plan o Ventilator ... #intubation #checklist ... #criticalcare #
APRV in ARDS - A Visual Abstract

Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
APRV in ARDS - A ... application of airway ... #EBM #CriticalCare ... #APRV #Ventilation ... #ARDS #VisualAbstract