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Prone Ventilation in Critical Care - Procedure Instructions
Step 1 – Staffing 
Step 2 – Positioning
Step 3
Prone Ventilation ... turn Step 6 – Proning ... #Instructions #CriticalCare ... #Proning #Steps ... #Management
Driving Pressure in Mechanical Ventilation

Driving Pressure (delta P) = Pplat - PEEP

Salim R. Rezaie, MD @srrezaie

#DrivingPressure
in Mechanical Ventilation ... DrivingPressure #MechanicalVentilation ... #CriticalCare # ... Management #Diagnosis
Prone Ventilation in Critical Care - Procedure Instructions

Step 1 – Staffing 
Step 2 – Positioning
Step 3
Prone Ventilation ... turn Step 6 – Proning ... #Instructions #CriticalCare ... #Proning #Steps ... #Management
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
Prone positioning ... indication for prone ... • Proning is a ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
Auto-PEEP 
What is Auto-PEEP?
 • Progressive air trapping & dynamic hyperinflation → ↑Palv at end expiration
maneuver on the ventilator ... overall minute ventilation ... PEEP #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare ... #MechanicalVentilation
Post Proning Nursing Checklist
Head/Face: 
 - Check ETT/tracheostomy is accessible/not kinked (ETT cm at teeth …..)
between ETT and ventilator ... over elbows - Wrists ... 20-30 mins post prone ... #CriticalCare # ... Management
Approach to ARDS - PseudoARDS

A diagnostic/therapeutic strategy for ARDS is suggested, based on the PROSEVA trial
PseudoARDS A diagnostic ... Initial management ... stabilization on the ventilator ... don't require proning ... #Management #CriticalCare