Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Possible Ventilator Allocation Protocol

BLUE (Exclusion criterion or SOFA > 11)
 - No Ventilator Provided
 - Use
Possible Ventilator ... Allocation Protocol ... #Allocation #Protocol ... #COVID19 #CriticalCare ... #Management #Ethics
Original ARDSNet Mechanical Ventilation Protocol

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (ARDSNet)

NIH NHLBI ARDS Clinical Network 

#Management #CriticalCare
Protocol Acute ... Clinical Network #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... ARDSNet #Ventilator ... #Protocol #ARDS
MGH Sedation protocol for mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients

#Sedation #Analgesia #Protocol #COVID19 #CriticalCare #Treatment #MGH #Management #Coronavirus
MGH Sedation protocol ... for mechanically ventilated ... Sedation #Analgesia #Protocol ... #COVID19 #CriticalCare ... Treatment #MGH #Management
Primary mass casualty incident triage:
The Amberg-Schwandorf Algorithm for Primary Triage (ASAV) [4]. I = red category, II = yellow category,
Amberg-Schwandorf Algorithm ... for Primary Triage ... green category #Management ... #Incident #Algorithm ... #ASAV #Amberg #Protocol
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
: BiPAP, Brief trial ... Mechanical Ventilation ... • Initial ventilator ... #Exacerbation #CriticalCare ... #mechanical #management
Overview of Ventilator Modes
VC - Volume Control (a.k.a. assist control volume)
 - Every breath delivered (mandatory
Overview of Ventilator ... patient can't trigger ... #Modes #Ventilation ... #CriticalCare # ... Comparison #Management
The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for “Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
Mass Casualty Triage ... #Management #Disaster ... #SALT #Triage # ... MassCasualty #Incident #Algorithm ... #Protocol
START is a rapid triage system for prioritizing disaster victims
Briefly, it is based around:
- Is the
START is a rapid triage ... walking wounded’ -> triage ... retriaging, and their triage ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #Protocol
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
failure • Adjust ventilator ... injury • ECMO is a bridge ... institutional protocol ... #ECMO #Basics #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... and mechanically ventilated ... the mechanical ventilation ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare