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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
≥ 39 C this is a ... maintained fever CAUSES ... manipulation of a ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Guidelines for Crises ... ❷ Liaise with local ... activate appropriate local ... plan (Box A): ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... secure it with a ... emulsion (Box A) ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
rapidly exclude a ... could have made a ... tamponade → 3-9 o Local ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
or iatrogenic causes ... Plan definitive management ... • Infiltrate local ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
The management of hypoxia in a patient undergoing a procedure has a variety of etiologies, but
The management of ... recognize the cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #treatment ... anesthesiology #anesthesia
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
rapidly exclude a ... could have made a ... overload / TURP syndrome ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
accidental injection of local ... intubation (Box A) ... • Local anaesthetic ... ongoing care in a ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... (Box A). ❷ Adequate ... accordingly (Box A) ... tone Drug error Local ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
steps to exclude a ... Consider known drug causes ... pneumoperitoneum; local ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management