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Respiratory Failure & Mechanical Ventilation

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Air leak or Air trapping?


Shaaban Ahmed
Ibrahim Ameen
Ibrahim Makki Al Abdullah
Mazen Kherallah
Baseem Daoud
19 hours ago

Air leak as tidal volume drops after 3rd breath to zero.

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Successful placement of a carotid artery central line going through the internal jugular vein!



Noor Shah
Ibrahim Makki Al Abdullah

I hope no vasopressor was running on the line

And the vascular team is ready


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How do you preoxygenate your patients prior to intubation?

  • Noninvasive ventilation 10/5 100% for 3 minutes

  • Oxygen mask with nonrebreather mask or bag-mask for 3 mins

  • Other


Ibrahim Makki Al Abdullah

Hi, thank you for your great effort,I have a question regarding APRV MODE, how the patient can exhale during the positive pressure being delivered? As in this mode spontaneous breathing is helping in ventilation

Ibrahim Makki Al Abdullah

Hello. The same way patients exhale during CPAP. APRV is CPAP with brief releases

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