8 results
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Positive Airway ... COPD, decreases intubation ... clear secretions, altered ... #BPAP #indications ... #criticalcare #management
The checklist is 2-sided laminated sheet attached to the airway trolley in our ICU. The top
attached to the airway ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Difficult #Airway ... #Intubation #Checklist ... #Algorithm #Alfred
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
exacerbation (↓ intubation ... Inability to protect airway ... Nasal Modes: • CPAP ... airway pressure ... Ventilation #diagnosis #management
Combined Difficult Airway Society and Vortex Approach to the Emergency Airway

The Emergency Airway Cognitive Tool contains
essentials of the DAS algorithm ... airway management ... #Intubation #Management ... #Algorithm #Combined ... Emergency #Tool #Checklist
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... Checklist GATHER ... o Assess for difficult ... /INDUCTION o Position ... #airway #management
Airway Intubation Checklist
GATHER/TEST EQUIPMENT: NC, BVM + PEEP Valve, Free flowing IV, EKG, SpO2 monitor, ETT
Airway Intubation ... Checklist GATHER ... o Assess for difficult ... /INDUCTION o Position ... #airway #management
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
management is in ... extension. ❽ Operator position ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
any mention of a difficult ... to medications? ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... OSA • Continue CPAP ... medical and surgical management