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Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Mortality and Ventilator-Free Days in Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation With Sepsis

JAMA. 2017;317(13):1321-1328
Mortality and Ventilator-Free ... Requiring Mechanical Ventilation ... Wilkinsonjonny #DESIRE ... MechanicalVentilation #CriticalCare ... #EBM #VisualAbstract
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
Overview of Ventilator ... pressure to deliver a desired ... #Modes #Ventilation ... #CriticalCare # ... Comparison #Management
Conventional vs Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Pressure Waveforms 
 - Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Diagnosis
Pressure Release Ventilation ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #APRV #Comparison ... PressureRelease #Ventilation
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation ... of Mechanical Ventilation ... - Comparison Table ... #Management #CriticalCare ... Variables #Breaths #Comparison
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) - Early application of airway pressure release ventilation may reduce the
Pressure Release Ventilation ... pressure release ventilation ... of mechanical ventilation ... VisualAbstract #Pulmonary #EBM ... #CriticalCare
Alveolar Recruitment
Effect of Intensive vs Moderate Alveolar Recruitment Strategies Added to Lung-Protective Ventilation on Postoperative Pulmonary
Lung-Protective Ventilation ... #Recruitment #EBM ... Postoperative #Pulmonary #CriticalCare
Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
pressor pedagogical device ... Vasopressors #Basics #CriticalCare ... #Pharmacology #Comparison
PROSEVA definition of ARDS
Thus, the PROSEVA trial essentially modifies the Berlin definition of ARDS, with the
ratio remain low despite ... optimization on the ventilator ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
where ↑ HR is not desired ... where ↑ HR is not desired ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #comparison ... #pharmacology #criticalcare
Oxygen Delivery Devices
1. Flow is a variable describing the movement of a volume of gas over
understand: Minute Ventilation ... oxygen delivery device ... systems (CPAP/BPAP/ventilator ... Devices #Flow #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare