Monday, April 6, 2020

Mechanical Ventilation in SARS-COV-2


Webinar from European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

Timestamps for easier viewing 
Note- I also did this in the video comments, which hyperlinks to the portion of the video.

 1:30 Start
2:55 Classification of Phenotypes
7:07 SARS-COV-2 vs. Classical Definition of ARDS
7:48 Stages of Therapy
8:57 Non-Invasive Assessment 
14:24 Oxygenation
17:01 Work of Breathing
19:06 Disease Course
20:19 Invasive Management of Respiratory Failure
23:10 Considering ECMO
27: 39 Summary

29:53 Q&A
31:18 Intubation Criteria
32:17 HFO2 vs. NIV
35:17 Recruitment Maneuvers
37:00 Prone Positioning
38:24 Anti-coagulation Therapy
40:16 Inflammatory Response
43:02 Inhaled Nitric Oxide (INO)
44:09 Inhaled Prostacyclin 
44:22 Angiotensin Converting Inhibitors
45:57 Ozone Therapy & Hypothermia
46:57 Criteria for INO or Inhaled Prostacyclin
47:53 Early vs. Late Intubation
50:07 Statins
50:57 CPR & Infection Risk
51:42 Weaning
53:43 Higher Tidal Volumes
54:56 IL-1 receptor antagonist & IL-6 inhibitors
55:51 Sevoflurane, Sedation, Fluid Balance
57:27 Ethics
59:39 Renal Replacement Therapy
1:00:42 Transfusion, ECMO 

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Build Your Own Ventilator "MIT E-VENT"



MIT E-VENT- Image from https://e-vent.mit.edu


Advance Breathing System (ABS)- Disassembly, Cleaning, & Reassembly




Disassembly, Cleaning, & Reassembly for the Advance Breathing System on the Aespire, Avance, & Aisys anesthesia delivery systems.