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Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity ... tachyarrhythmias may all ... anaesthetic (remember infusion ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
at anytime if toxicity ... Theophylline - For i/v infusion ... - Continuous infusion ... Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology #
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Intraoperative ... reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... local anaesthetic toxicity ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
Intraoperative Tachycardia ... reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... local anaesthetic toxicity ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome (PRIS)

Diagnosis is based on a constellation of clinical suspicion and biochemical signs including:
Propofol-Related Infusion ... Propofol #Related #Infusion ... Diagnosis #Management #Pharmacology ... #Toxicity #Toxicology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... • Call for ultrasound ... re-assess using ultrasound ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Intraoperative Hypertension ... reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
reservoir bag and APL ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... Local anaesthetic toxicity ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis ... pack. ❸ Remove all ... an adrenaline infusion ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
fluid by rapid infusion ... Local anaesthetic toxicity ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup