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Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
Overview of Ventilator ... @nickmmark #Ventilator ... #Modes #Ventilation ... #CriticalCare # ... Comparison #Management
Possible Ventilator Allocation Protocol

BLUE (Exclusion criterion or SOFA > 11)
 - No Ventilator Provided
 - Use
Possible Ventilator ... SOFA > 11) - No Ventilator ... @emupdates #Ventilator ... Protocol #COVID19 #CriticalCare ... #Management #Ethics
Prone Ventilation in Critical Care - Procedure Instructions
Step 1 – Staffing 
Step 2 – Positioning
Step 3
Prone Ventilation ... ICS_updates #Prone ... #Ventilation #Procedure ... #Instructions #CriticalCare ... Proning #Steps #Management
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 ... Modes #Mechanical #Ventilation
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation ... lung-protective ventilation ... ventilation is ... #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... difficult mask ventilation ... positive pressure ventilation ... pressure • Prone ... #CriticalCare
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
• Adjust ventilator ... minimizing further ventilator-induced ... clearance (ie, ventilation ... #ECMO #Basics #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
and mechanically ventilated ... the mechanical ventilation ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... #hypoxia #failure
Prone Ventilation in Critical Care - Procedure Instructions

Step 1 – Staffing 
Step 2 – Positioning
Step 3
Prone Ventilation ... ICS_updates #Prone ... #Ventilation #Procedure ... #Instructions #CriticalCare ... Proning #Steps #Management
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
pneumonia vs. heart failure ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Noninvasive #Ventilation