Year 1 · Basic sciences — Clinical library

Airway & Mechanical Ventilation

Airway assessment & intubation, the physiologically difficult airway, ARDS management, PEEP and protective ventilation.

This collection provides resources on airway management and mechanical ventilation, focusing on techniques, challenges, and strategies for critically ill patients. It is designed for clinicians and students involved in emergency and critical care settings in Uganda and East Africa.

01Clinical reviewsAIRWAY MANAGEMENT ED TM (2)Makerere University/ Mulago hospitalInternal Medicine· 46 pagesRead: TRAUMA AND NON TRAUMA PATIENTS · pp. 1–7Start here — airway management
02Clinical toolsPLANNING PATIENT PREPARATION AIRWAY ASSESSMENT PERFORMEDAnaesthesia & Pain Medicine· 2 pagesAirway assessment checklist
03Clinical reviewsVIDEO VERSUS DIRECT LARYNGOSCOPY FOR TRACHEAL INTUBATION OF CRITICALLY ILL ADULTSM.E. Prekker, B.E. Driver, S.A. Trent, D. Resnick-Ault, K.P. Seitz, D.W. Russell, J.P. Gaillard, A.J. Latimer, S.A. Ghamande, K.W. Gibbs, D.J. Vonderhaar, M.R. Whitson, C.R. Barnes, J.P. Walco, I.S. Douglas, V. Krishnamoorthy, A. Dagan, J.J. Bastman,Emergency Medicine· 2023· 12 pagesVideo vs direct laryngoscopy
04Clinical reviewsMANAGING THE PHYSIOLOGICALLY DIFFICULT AIRWAY IN CRITICALLY ILL ADULTSCraig Steven JabaleyCritical Care· 2023· 7 pagesRead: difficult airway · p. 6The physiologically difficult airway
05Clinical reviewsManagement of ARDS – What Works and What Does NotWayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USACritical Care· 2021· 12 pagesARDS — what works
06Clinical reviewsHeart–lung interactions in ARDS practical bedside implicationsMaurizio Cecconi, Francesca Collino, Michael R. PinskyCritical Care· 2026· 4 pagesHeart–lung interaction at the bedside
07Clinical reviewsPEER AUTO-PEEP, AND WATERFALLSUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonPulmonology· 1989· 3 pagesAuto-PEEP explained
08Clinical reviewsNEUROPROTECTIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION STRATEGIES IN BRAIN-INJURED PATIENTSMaximiliano A. Hawkes, MD, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, MD, Eelco F.M. Wijdicks, MD, PhDCritical Care· 8 pagesNeuroprotective ventilation

Collection updated Sep 2026 · Access follows each resource's usual availability.

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