Archive for April 2020
Let’s MacGyver some equipment for COVID-19
We all remember MacGyver. He’d had a toothpick and a piece of thread and voila, he’s create a rocket launcher out of it. Far-fetched and fun. Well there are a lot of very clever and inventive Critical Care docs out there, who have invented a lot of stuff, primarily for treating the hypoxic covid-19 patient.…
Read MoreDoes the ARDSnet protocol increase mortality in COVID-19 patients?
The ARDSnet protocol is a low volume high PEEP protocol used in SARS-like illnesses. COVID-19 is not really behaving in the same way as SARS, in all patients. In some of these patients we see that the lungs are behaving like High Altitude Pulmonary Oedema(HAPE) and anecdotally the use of the ARDSnet protocol has been…
Read MoreTreating the Hypoxic COVID-19 Patient: Can low flow systems be improved?
Hi Everyone I hope you’re holding up out there. As we prepare for the onslaught that may come our way, I’ve been looking at the safest systems we have that we can use. How can we make these as safe as possible, because we don’t have negative pressure rooms in a lot of smaller centres.…
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