Use Glycopyrrolate Before Using Neostigmine when Reversing Neuromuscular Blockade Leo Hsiao DO During surgery it is often necessary to achieve dense-muscle relaxation to facilitate surgical technique or to ensure patient…
Do Not Reverse Neuromuscular Blockade Unless the Patient is Warm James F. Weller MD Neuromuscular blocking agents (Table 123.1) are used routinely during general anesthesia to facilitate endotracheal intubation and…
Select an Initial Pressure Setting that is Just Slightly Higher than the Patient’s Peak Pressure When Attempting a Pressure Support Wean Anthony D. Slonim MD, DrPH Pressure-support ventilationis a flow-cycled…
Be Cautious in Using Positive End-Expiratory Pressure After Single-Lung Transplants Eric S. Weiss MD Ashish S. Sanh MD Case A 63-year-old man with an extensive history of cigarette smoking and…
Have a High Suspicion of Auto Positive End-Expiratory Pressure when Attempting to Wean Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Jose Rodriguez-paz MD Case You are in the intensive care unit…
Remember that Recruitment of Alveoli Using an Increased Level of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure can Take 6 to 12 Hours David N. Hager MD There are two forms of positive end-expiratory…
Remember that Static Compliance of the Respiratory System is not the same Thing as Dynamic Compliance Nirav G. Shah MD Compliance is a measure of lung distensibility and is measured…
Consider Airway Pressure Release Ventilation for Delivering an Open-Lung Strategy Anthony D. Slonim MD, DrPH Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) is a newer mode of mechanical ventilation that alternates between…
Use Plateau or Mean Pressure as a more Accurate Assessment of Barotrauma than Peak Pressure Benjamin Kratzert MD Anushirvan Minokadeh MD Monitoring lung mechanics during mechanical ventilation has become an…
Know how to Measure Plateau Pressure when Using Pressure-Regulated Volume Control Ventilation Mode and Know what to do with the Value Once it is Obtained David N. Hager MD Mechanical…
