09 - High Airway Pressure / An Approach to Unstable Patients and Anesthesia Emergencies

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:

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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