mechanical ventilation

Reading Time: 4 minutes The phenomenon of pendelluft has several implications in mechanically ventilated and spontaneously breathing patients.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Understanding patient-ventilator interactions is made easier by breaking it down.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Tips for respiratory and hemodynamic optimization of your critically ill patients by basic understanding of waveform capnography.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Like a lot of concepts in critical care, waveform capnography can tell you quite a bit about a patient.

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Pre-brief A 38-year-old male presented two-days ago with severe ARDS and was intubated on arrival. He is currently paralyzed…

Reading Time: 3 minutes The concepts of stress and strain are borrowed from material science and warrant their own discussion.

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Blog post on TCAV-APRV More information on Dr. Rola’s Course Register for the course

Reading Time: < 1 minute A systematic framework for understanding ventilator waveforms.

Reading Time: < 1 minute High frequency percussive ventilation can be intimidating to initiate but with these quick guides and go to operational sheets the pneumatics can be conquered.

Reading Time: 5 minutes Create a foundation in understanding mechanical ventilation and how to respond to common alarms.