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Episode 42.0 – Ventilation in the Intubated Asthmatic

Core EM - Emergency Medicine Podcast

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Ventilation Strategies for Intubated Asthmatic Patients

This chapter explores the intricacies of ventilating asthmatic patients after intubation, focusing on challenges like air trapping and hyperinflation. It introduces permissive hypercapnia as a strategy for extended exhalation and presents a systematic approach using the DOPS mnemonic to tackle potential complications.

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