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Mechanical Ventilation in Intra-Abdominal Hypertension (IAH)

How to set the ventilator right.

- Dr. Manu Malbrain @Manu_Malbrain

#Mechanical #Ventilation
Mechanical Ventilation ... IAH) How to set ... Manu_Malbrain #Mechanical ... IntraAbdominalHypertension #IAH #CriticalCare ... #Management
Simplifying Mechanical Ventilation - Modes of Mechanical Ventilation - Comparison Table

You now know many modes whether
Simplifying Mechanical ... of Mechanical Ventilation ... - Comparison Table ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #Breaths #Comparison
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
triggered ) is a set ... pressure (IP) for a set ... #CriticalCare # ... Comparison #Management ... #Mechanical
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 #
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... • Typically set ... ideal) Invasive Mechanical ... #management #schema ... #criticalcare #
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Mechanical Ventilation ... most basic sense, ventilator ... Pressure Support Ventilation ... Basics #Modes #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... difficult airway management ... haemodynamic impairment Set ... non-ARDS • Mechanical ... #Management #CriticalCare
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
Weaning from the Ventilator ... • Optimize mechanics ... - sit patient up ... Algorithm #Extubation #CriticalCare ... #Management
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and ... #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison ... #pharmacology #indications
Intern Pocket Cards - Daily Rounding and Disposition Checklist
Daily Checklist:
 • FEN/GI:
review daily) • DVT ... ) [ ] On mechanical ... ventilator for ... [ ] Discharge medication ... Disposition #Checklist #management