Mechanical Ventilation in Emergency Medicine by Susan R. Wilcox & Ani Aydin & Evie G. Marcolini

Author:Susan R. Wilcox & Ani Aydin & Evie G. Marcolini
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783319984100
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Setting the Ventilator

The goal of reviewing the terms, physiology, and concepts behind mechanical ventilation is to be able to put the pieces together and improve our care of mechanically ventilated patients in the ED. Also, please remember that ventilator settings may require adjustment as the patient’s disease evolves or resolves. Therefore, once the initial settings are placed, the clinician must assess the patient, and continuously adjust best to meet the patient’s metabolic demands, while trying to reduce harm.

To that end, let us practice selecting ventilator settings. Imagine that you just intubated a patient who presented to your ED after an overdose of an unknown medication, leading to apnea and a GCS of 3. How would you select ventilator settings for this patient?

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