When I was a resident, every vent lecture either put me to sleep or left me dazed and bewildered. I gave a lecture of that ilk when I started working after fellowship. I had become part of the problem. I decided there must be a way to make vent management more understandable and if not interesting, at least bearable.
This lecture was up on the soon to be defunct EMCrit Lecture site. It offers a path to managing any patient on the ventilator in the ED. I have tried to simplify as much as possible while still maintaining an evidence-based approach.
This is Part I, it deals with the lung injury strategy. Next week, we’ll talk about the strategy for patients with obstructive lung disease.
There are only 4 things you need to remember for a lung injury patient:
Vt (Tidal Volume) = Lung Protection
Flow Rate = Patient Comfort
Resp Rate = Ventilation
FiO2/PEEP = Oxygenation
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Part 1 of a Vent Lecture that hopefully won’t put you to sleep. http://su.pr/1dplg0
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Great no BS approach to learning how to ‘dominate the ventilator’ from @emcrit http://blog.emcrit.org/lectures/vent-part-1/
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nice lecture on ventilator management http://blog.emcrit.org/lectures/vent-part-1/
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