Key Topics

Concepts

• Respiratory Mechanics
• Gas Exchange
• Heart-Lung Interaction
• Lung Injury vs Lung Protection Lung

Monitoring and beyond…

• EIT – ventilation & perfusion
• Oesophageal and transpulmonary pressure measurement
• Volumetric capnography
• Lung ultrasound
• Lung hysteresis & PV tool
• Hemodynamic Monitoring

How and When… 

• … Start MV (HiFlow, NIV, IMV)
• … Open the lung safely
• … Set optimal PEEP
• … Set optimal position
• … Change to support ventilation
• … Assess respiratory drive & effort
• … Manage patient-ventilator interaction
• … Wean