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ANESTHESIA MANAGEMENT

Quick ICU Training - Airway

  1. Anesthesia in Patients with Positive COVID Status or Suspected Positive
     
    • Perioperative Management Strategy
    • Preoperative Preparation
    • Intraoperative Pre-Oxygenation
    • Intraoperative Intubation
    • Intraoperative Failed Intubation
    • Intraoperative Mechanical Ventilation
    • Intraoperative Extubation
    • Postoperative Care
    • Infection Control & Debrief
       
  2. Anesthesia in Patients with Unknown COVID Status & Asymptomatic
     
  3. Anesthesia in Patients with Known Negative COVID Status & Asymptomatic
     
  4. Anesthesia in Patients with Positive COVID Status & Difficult Airway
     
  5. Special Anesthesia Considerations for High Risk Surgeries

  6. Anesthesia Considerations for Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Contact us at communications.anesthesia@utoronto.ca for feedback and suggestions for additional useful information.
Updated: 12 April 2021

CODE BLUE (Protected)

Code Blue (Protected) During COVID-19 Pandemic

  1. Key Points
     
  2. Preparation
    • Environment
    • Equipment
    • Drugs & Equipment INSIDE the room
    • Drugs & Equipment OUTSIDE the room
  3. Patient & Medical Team
  4. Airway Management
    • Intubation
    • Failed Intubation
    • Manual Ventilation after Intubation
  5. Transfer to ICU
  6. Infection Control & Debrief
  7. Additional Resources

Contact us at communications.anesthesia@utoronto.ca for feedback and suggestions for additional useful information.
Updated: 09 April 2020

CRITICAL CARE

QUICK ICU Training - General ICU Topics

  1. Key Points
  2. Ventilation
    • Non Invasive Ventilation
    • Invasive Ventilation - Lung Protective Ventilation Strategies
  3. Fluid Managment & Vasopressor Support
  4. Infection Treatment
  5. Upscaling Critical Care Skills
  6. Ventilators
  7. Additional Resources
     

Contact us at communications.anesthesia@utoronto.ca for feedback and suggestions for additional useful information.
Updated: 12 April 2021

EMERGENCY INTUBATION

Quick ICU Training - Breathing

  1. Key Points
  2. Preparation
    • Environment
    • Equipment
    • Equipment & Drugs INSIDE the room
    • Equipment & Drugs OUTSIDE the room
  3. Patient & Medical Team
  4. Airway Management
    • Pre-Oxygenation
    • Intubation
    • Manual Ventilation
    • Failed Intubation
    • Anticipated Diffucult Airway
  5. Airway: Intubation Team Concept
  6. Transfer to ICU
  7. Infection Control & Debrief
  8. Additional Resources

Contact us at communications.anesthesia@utoronto.ca for feedback and suggestions for additional useful information.
Updated: 12 May 2021

OBSTETRICAL CARE

STAT GA CS for Droplet / Aerosol Precautions

Obstetric Anesthesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Neuraxial procedures in COVID-19 positive parturients

Emergency Caesarean delivery in a patient with confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 under spinal anaesthesia

Obstetric anaesthesia guidance by ICM Anaesthesia COVID-19

 

Contact us at communications.anesthesia@utoronto.ca for feedback and suggestions for additional useful information.
Updated: 27 April 2020

OXYGEN THERAPY OUTSIDE THE OR

To be determined.