by emcrit
Intubation is a sexy procedure, there is no doubt about it.
NIV does not have the glamour; it’s not nearly as cinematic. But for the patient, to spend 30 minutes on a NIV mask is preferable to a couple of days on the ventilator. In this episode, I discuss some of the basic ideas and methods of NIV.
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by emcrit
Don’t intubate the severe asthmatic, try NIV first continue the nebs on the NIV obviously they need steroids and throw in Mag does ketamine work? maybe… If you intubate, Ron Walls says add lidocaine to your sedative and paralytic if you put them on the vent make sure your plateau pressure stays below 30 cm [...]
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