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The ARDSnet ideal body weight/tidal volume chart takes all of the calculations and guesswork out of
a copy on your airway ... tidal volume #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... Anesthesia #ARDSnet ... : Marino's The ICU
Mechanical Ventilation in High Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
- Maintain PEEP < ICP
- Dealing with ICP
- HOB effect
Mechanical Ventilation ... Post-intubation Management ... #Mechanical #Ventilation ... #Elevated #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult mask ventilation ... induction of general anesthesia ... of spontaneous ventilation ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #CriticalCare #
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
Airway Pressure ... application of airway ... and ICU stay. ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary ... #EBM #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Patient Fire - Guidelines ... • Discontinue ventilation ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Electricity Failure - Guidelines ... B). ❹ Ensure ventilation ... theatres, recovery, ICU ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
and Stridor - Guidelines ... Consider whether guideline ... and ventilation ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines ... management is in ... ENT, ICU). ❹ Call ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Pressure - Guidelines ... bag moving OR ventilator ... switching to hand ventilation ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Bronchospasm - Guidelines ... if possible – airway ... Use appropriate ventilation ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management