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Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Ventilation Protocol ... Clinical Network #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... #Mechanical #Ventilation ... #Protocol #ARDS
MGH Sedation protocol for mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients

#Sedation #Analgesia #Protocol #COVID19 #CriticalCare #Treatment #MGH #Management #Coronavirus
MGH Sedation protocol ... for mechanically ... ventilated COVID ... #COVID19 #CriticalCare ... Treatment #MGH #Management
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
muscle use • Inability ... , Brief trial Mechanical ... #Exacerbation #CriticalCare ... #pulmonary #ventilation ... #mechanical #management
Mechanical Ventilation in High Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
- Maintain PEEP < ICP
- Dealing with ICP
- HOB effect
Mechanical Ventilation ... Post-intubation Management ... #Mechanical #Ventilation ... ICP #Elevated #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
intubated and mechanically ... disease and not the mechanical ... ventilation, most ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare #
Possible Ventilator Allocation Protocol

BLUE (Exclusion criterion or SOFA > 11)
 - No Ventilator Provided
 - Use
Possible Ventilator ... Allocation Protocol ... #Allocation #Protocol ... #COVID19 #CriticalCare ... #Management #Ethics
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... ideal) Invasive Mechanical ... respiratory #support #COVID19 ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare #
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
used to treat pulmonary ... Suppots lungs (pulmonary ... institutional protocol ... #ECMO #Basics #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
bradyarrhythmias • Mechanical ... hypertension • Mechanical ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare # ... differential
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
ECMO Emergency Protocol ... or any serious mechanical ... problems #diagnosis #differential ... #management #criticalcare