Mechanical ventilation (main)

Sections

Intubation

• Indications
• Absolute Contraindications
• Relative Contraindications (Mnemonics for Predicting Difficulties)
• Mnemonics
• Procedure
• Complications
• Special Situations

Deterioration after intubation

• Differential and management of deterioration after intubation

Ventilation settings

• Initial ventilation settings
• Lung Injury Strategy
• Obstruction Strategy
• Making Setting Changes

Ventilation modes

• Assist Control (AC)
• Synchronous Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation (SIMV)
• Pressure Support (PS)
• Pressure Regulated Volume Control (PRVC)
• CPAP
• Control Mode

Ventilator high pressures

• High pressure alarms
• Management

Ventilation weaning

• Weaning parameters
• Failure to wean

Noninvasive ventilation

• CPAP
• BiPAP

Extubation

• Extubating after brief periods on a ventilator (ex. intubation for agitated trauma patient)

See Also

Mechanical Ventilation Pages

• Noninvasive ventilation
• Intubation
  • Intubation (peds)
• Mechanical ventilation (main)
  • Ventilation modes
  • Initial mechanical ventilation settings
    • Initial mechanical ventilation settings (peds)
  • Adjusting mechanical ventilation settings
    • Deterioration after intubation
    • Lung recruitment maneuver
    • Ventilator high pressures
    • Ventilator associated lung injury
  • Weaning mechanical ventilation
    • Extubation
• Miscellaneous
  • ARDS and EBQ:ARDSnet
  • Airway pressure release ventilation
  • Ideal Body Weight Estimation
• EBQ:ARDSnet
• Ideal Body Weight Estimation