COVID-19: “To PEEP, or not to PEEP”?
Part 4 of "COVID-19: Keeping the baby in the bath" discussing the setting of positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) in critically ill COVID-19 patients.
Category Intensive Care
“Silent hypoxaemia” and COVID-19 intubation
Discussing "silent hypoxaemia" and timing of intubation. Part 2 of the COVID-19: keeping the baby in the bath" series
The Dirty Dozen
"The Dirty Dozen" common errors to avoid on discharging patients who are recovering from critical illness; co-authored by clinicians and researchers
Imaging of COVID-19 pneumonia: a critical care perspective
Overview of lung imaging for COVID-19 pneumonia, from a critical care perspective (Critical Care Compendium)
Apnoeic CPAP for oxygenation
Dr Stacey Turner demonstrates the pros and cons of different strategies for apnoeic CPAP for pre-oxygenation of COVID-19 patients prior to intubation (video).
Should we use an “aerosol box” for intubation?
Dr Albert Chan shares his findings from simulation testing of the "aerosol box" for the intubation of COVID-19 patients.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Overview of COVID-19, including assessment and management, from an Australia and New Zealand critical care perspective.
Shared ventilation: how to do it if you have to
Dr Simran Kaur Matta explains how to "split" a ventilator so that you can provide shared ventilation to multiple patients if you have to.
A Practical Approach to Running a Scarce Resource Allocation Team (SRAT)
Practical guidance on how Scarce Resource Allocation Teams (SRATs) should conduct themselves if hospital resources are overwhelmed.
Should we put multiple COVID-19 patients on a single ventilator?
Prof Jack Iwashyna on the highly limited role of single ventilator / multiple patient workarounds in the COVID-19 epidemic.
Follow up after Critical Care
Naomi Hammond talks about why follow up after critical illness matters, and why we need to know more about how to do it.
Clinician Educator Incubator EOIs close soon!
The ANZCEN Clinician Educator Incubator will launch in April 2020. If this is your thing, you need to get your EOI in by February 15th 2020!