47 results
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
• Difficult mask ... ventilation ... of spontaneous ventilation ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #CriticalCare #
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Ventilation Indications ... exacerbation (↓ intubation ... Inability to protect airway ... / remove mask, ... #management #indications
Difficult Airway Society - Intubation Checklist

Prepare the patient 

Prepare the equipment 

Prepare the team 

Prepare for
Difficult Airway ... Society - Intubation ... Prepare the team ... difficulty #Airway ... #Management #CriticalCare
Awake Tracheal Intubation (ATI)
 • ATI Technique
 • Ergonomics for ATI
 • Managing Procedural Complications
 •
Awake Tracheal Intubation ... Complications • Management ... Adults Difficult Airway ... #ATI #airway #management ... #anesthesia #criticalcare
Mechanical Ventilation in High Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
- Maintain PEEP < ICP
- Dealing with ICP
- HOB effect
Mechanical Ventilation ... High Intracranial Pressure ... on ICP - Post-intubation ... #Ventilation #High ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Ventilation (NIPPV ... CHF, decreases intubation ... PositivePressure #Ventilation ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
- Overview Airway ... ventilation (APRV ... continuous positive airway ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #APRV #CriticalCare ... #Ventilation #Management
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
inform theatre team ... • Discontinue ventilation ... • Re-establish ventilation ... • Consider intubation ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Neonatal Resuscitation - Airway and Breathing
Airway
 • Opened by placing the infants's head in a neutral
at inspiratory pressure ... peak inspiratory pressure ... • Intubation ... • Limit intubation ... #Breathing #Management
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
Overview of Ventilator ... assist control pressure ... APRV - Airway Pressure ... #CriticalCare # ... Comparison #Management