Permissive hypercapnia over euboxia

An asthmatic who is hemodynamic compromised, can be killed instantly. This distinguishes these asthmatics from the standard asthmatic and how these patients are treated will make a huge difference to the outcome. Haney Mallemat recounts a story of an asthmatic who minutes after he was intubated, became bradycardic, hypertensive and coded. Haney discusses how breath stacking is what kills the asthmatic patient and how we can best avoid this happening to ultimately save lives.

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