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Humidification

With normal nasal breathing the temperature in the upper trachea is between 30°C and 33°C, with a relative humidity of approximately 98%, providing a water content of 33 mg/L

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Heat and Moisture Exchanger

Heat and Moisture Exchanger (HME); those in current use are generally combined with a microbiological filter, hence they are called HME filters (HMEF)

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Glidescope

Glidescope: difficult intubation management. Fibreoptic camera on end or laryngoscope blade + high resolution video monitor

General Preparation for Procedures

Prepare yourself Familiarise yourself with the procedure, including the indications, contraindications, technique with anatomical landmarks, and the potential complications. Never perform a procedure unless you have first observed. that procedure being performed, and then performed the procedure at least once…

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ECMO Literature Summaries

Peek GJ, et al; CESAR trial collaboration. Efficacy and economic assessment of conventional ventilatory support versus extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe adult respiratory failure (CESAR): a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2009 Oct 17;374(9698):1351-63.PMID: 19762075. UK MC-RCT n = 180…

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Endotracheal Tube (Standard)

there are numerous modified versions of endotracheal tubes (ETT) used in critical care, this page describes the features of a standard endotracheal tube

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Electrical Concepts, Definitions and Standards

Revised and reviewed 2 August 2015 OVERVIEW You may have noticed that much of the equipment used in critical care runs on something called electricity… Hence, it is useful to know the basics! Critical care practitioners may be exposed to, and…