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Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Algorithm 1. ... • Difficult mask ... ventilation ... of spontaneous ventilation ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
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 ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Emergency Tracheostomy Management Algorithm - Patent Upper Airway

This algorithm assumes a potentially patent upper airway, meaning
Emergency Tracheostomy ... Management Algorithm ... theoretically allow ventilation ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Algorithm #Airway
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
hospital fire emergency ... • Discontinue ventilation ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
assessment of airway ... patency, supporting ventilation ... and bag-valve mask ... Pharmacologic treatment ... #Management #Emergency
Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
Emergency Laryngectomy ... efficacious if ventilation ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Laryngectomy #Emergency ... #Algorithm #Airway
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
oxygen and face mask ... and ventilation ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
nearby theatres / emergency ... on-call / dial emergency ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
remember to tailor treatment ... bag moving OR ventilator ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... Anticipate difficult airway ... management and ... difficult mask ventilation ... #CriticalCare