
Activity ID
5271Expires
June 5, 2023Format Type
Journal-basedCME Credit
1Fee
$30CME Provider: JAMA
Description of CME Course
Since its invention in the 1940s, the positive pressure ventilator has always been known to have both risks and benefits. Although mechanical ventilation is unquestionably lifesaving, there are numerous associated drawbacks. Beyond the obvious and immediate limitations that patients require translaryngeal intubation and are physically attached to a ventilator, delivery of gas by positive pressure also creates mechanical stress and causes strain on lung tissue. This stress can lead to ventilator-induced lung injury, compounding the underlying lung condition that precipitated the initial respiratory failure. Despite advances in knowledge about protective ventilation strategies to limit ventilator-induced lung injury (most notably use of low tidal volumes), concern remains for this iatrogenic injury in all patients undergoing intubation and mechanical ventilation.
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1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.
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Educational Objectives
To understand the alternatives to invasive ventilation
Keywords
Pulmonary Medicine, Coronavirus (COVID19), Infectious Diseases, Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Failure and Ventilation
Competencies
Medical Knowledge
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Additional Information
doi:10.1001/jama.2020.9611