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Airway Innervation - Anatomy

 - Mark Harris, MD MPH @ https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisMD

#Airway #Innervation #Anatomy #Anesthesiology
Airway Innervation ... MarkHarrisMD #Airway ... Innervation #Anatomy #Anesthesiology
Protected Airway Intubation Checklist - COVID19

Preparation
Pre-Oxygenation
Intubation
Post-Intubation

Dr. Christopher Hicks @HumanFact0rz

#Protected #Airway #Intubation #Checklist #COVID19 #CriticalCare #Management
Protected Airway ... Preparation Pre-Oxygenation ... #Protected #Airway
ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Fundamentals
Definitions:
 • ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) provides prolonged pulmonary and/or circulatory support
ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ... ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ... artificial lung (oxygenator ... transplant, or destination ... ExtraCorporeal #Membrane #Oxygenation
Basic preoperative airway assessment conducted by anesthesiologists to assess intubation difficulty, along with the two commonly
Basic preoperative airway ... do so based on airway ... management #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... #airway #intubation
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
- Overview Airway ... continuous positive airway ... compliance with high oxygenation ... recruitment and improved oxygenation
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypotension in Anesthesiology ... heart rate, CO2, oxygenation ... #Hypotensive #Anesthesiology
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ... adequate tissue oxygenation ... bridge, not a destination ... flow supports oxygenation ... From both lungs & oxygenator
Hypoxemia in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Management: 

• increase Fi02 to 100% - verify!
Hypoxemia in Anesthesiology ... check ETC02 / peak airway ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Anesthesiology
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... , supraglottic airway ... attempt at rescue oxygenation ... via upper airway ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology
Intubation Checklist - Plan A, B, C, D
PLAN A - INITIAL INTUBATION STRATEGY
PLAN B - SECONDARY
PLAN C - MAINTAIN OXYGENATION ... backup #plans #airway