Critical Care Procedures and Guidelines
- COVID-19 Clinical Emergencies Guidelines
- COVID-19 Nutrition Support Algorithm
- Durable Enteral Access For COVID-19 Patients Guideline
- ICU Crisis Staffing Models
- Provider Reference Tool for Family Communication
- Request for COVID Research Autopsy Guidance and Script
- TIPS to Enhance Team Communication When Caring for Patients with COVID-19
- UPHS COVID Cardiac Monitoring and Evaluation Recommendations
- UPHS Clinical Emergencies with COVID precautions TIP Sheet 12-16-20
- Anticoagulation Guidelines
- Anticoagulation one page tip sheet
- Guideline for Sedation and Analgesia Pharmacotherapy Considerations
- NMBA Quick Pharmacokinetic Reference
- Nursing Management of Continuous NMBA-Train of Four- Quick Reference
- Recommendations: Corticosteroid Administration in COVID-19 Patients
- Treatment Guidelines for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
- COVID-19 Nutrition Support Algorithm
- Proning a Critically Ill, Mechanically Ventilated Patient with COVID (video)
- Proning TIPS for Skin Care - NPIAP
- Post-Proning Checklist
- UPHS Awake Proning for COVID Non-Intubated Patients in Critical Care Settings
- UPHS Proning Guide for Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19
- Preventing skin injuries during prone positioning
- Airway Humidification Guideline to Reduce ETT Biofilm in COVID-19 Patients
- ETT Obstruction Infographic
- Guidelines for Bronchoscopy in COVID-19 positive patients
- Helmet Ventilation Video (7 minute Video) (UPHS Wifi or VPN) and (PDF)
- Helmet CPAP Quick Guide
- Starmed Helmet CPAP Guideline and Operational Instructions
- Respiratory Escalation Tip Sheet
- Trilogy Ventilator Instructional Video
- UPHS COVID Difficult Airway Guidelines
- UPHS COVID Tracheotomy Procedure Guidelines
- UPHS COVID Vent Liberation Extubation and Cuff-leak Test Guideline
- UPHS Extubation Procedure Quick Guide (including cuff leak test)
- UPHS Guideline on use of Nebulizers and MDI’s in COVID-19/PUI and non-COVID Patients
- UPHS Intubation guidelines for COVID patients on Airborne and Droplet Precautions
- UPHS Management of COVID patient with Tracheostomy Arriving in the ED
- UPHS Palliative Ventilator De-escalation Recommendations for COVID-19+ or PUI (PennKey required)
- UPHS Respiratory Escalation NPPV and ICU Management COVID Guideline (PennKey required)