09 - High Airway Pressure / An Approach to Unstable Patients and Anesthesia Emergencies Anesthesia Clerkship Podcast
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- Education
We discussed the VTDAT approach to unstable patients in the OR (although this could also apply to out-of-OR situations).
Vitals
(Alert the Room)
Temporize
Differential Diagnosis
Assessment
Treatment
We also discuss an approach to high airway pressure
- patient to machine or machine to patient.
Have questions, comments, corrections, or concerns? Please reach out via email:
anesthesiaclerkship@gmail.com
References:
1. Emergency Manual. “Stanford Medicine
Emergency Manual.” Accessed August 27, 2023. https://emergencymanual.stanford.edu/.
2. Hess, Dean R. “Respiratory Mechanics
in Mechanically Ventilated Patients.” Respiratory Care 59, no. 11
(November 2014): 1773–94. https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03410.
3. Nickson, Chris. “High Airway and
Alveolar Pressures.” Life in the Fast Lane • LITFL (blog), January 4,
2019. https://litfl.com/high-airway-and-alveolar-pressures/.
All research, scriptwriting and recording were done by Misa Gillis UBC MSI4 and Blake Birnie UBC Anesthesiology R3
We discussed the VTDAT approach to unstable patients in the OR (although this could also apply to out-of-OR situations).
Vitals
(Alert the Room)
Temporize
Differential Diagnosis
Assessment
Treatment
We also discuss an approach to high airway pressure
- patient to machine or machine to patient.
Have questions, comments, corrections, or concerns? Please reach out via email:
anesthesiaclerkship@gmail.com
References:
1. Emergency Manual. “Stanford Medicine
Emergency Manual.” Accessed August 27, 2023. https://emergencymanual.stanford.edu/.
2. Hess, Dean R. “Respiratory Mechanics
in Mechanically Ventilated Patients.” Respiratory Care 59, no. 11
(November 2014): 1773–94. https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03410.
3. Nickson, Chris. “High Airway and
Alveolar Pressures.” Life in the Fast Lane • LITFL (blog), January 4,
2019. https://litfl.com/high-airway-and-alveolar-pressures/.
All research, scriptwriting and recording were done by Misa Gillis UBC MSI4 and Blake Birnie UBC Anesthesiology R3
12 min