Mar 29, 2020
LOFP Podcast: Ep2 COVID with Dr. Markus Renner - Rescuing the breathless
This is the second episode of the podcast, this time focusing on the sick patient. Apologies for the presenter - the pro (Matilda) will resume shortly. Markus is an intensive care specialist and anaesthetist in Dunedin, as well as an avid triathlete.
FiO2:PaO2 calculator: can enter both mmHg and KPa
Ventilator guide
Front of neck access.
Steve Withington shares Ashburton\'s thoughts:
Rural Hospitals have been very busy so far in the NZ fight against COVID, though reporting so far disguises this, as all is at DHB level. In Ashburton so far we have been mostly in preparation mode. One recent rural modification we have made that might work for you is repurposing our operating theatre. We have no negative pressure rooms in Ashburton, which is not ideal in times of COVID, particularly for aerosol generating procedures. However, our operating theatre – which in recent times has only been used for elective gastroscopy procedures (now suspended) – has, like all theatres, a positive pr…