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Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
• Confirm airway ... • Feel the airway ... Consider rate control ... Also consider: central ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... , supraglottic airway ... ). ❹ Call for airway ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
if possible – airway ... or supraglottic airway ... . ⓬ If raised airway ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
oxygen delivery, airway ... • Confirm airway ... • Feel the airway ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Effect of different head positions on upper airway dimensions 
 - Atlanto-occipital Extension 
 - Neutral
positions on upper airway ... Extension - Neutral ... @airwaycam #Airway ... Head #Cervical #Anesthesia
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... Difficult surgical airway ... after induction of general ... anesthesia • ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... or in patient’s airway ... for crises in anaesthesia ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
alteration in mental ... • Maintain the airway ... emulsion (Box A). ❼ Control ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
oxygen delivery, airway ... • Check airway ... AND airway device ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... adequate depth of anaesthesia ... for crises in anaesthesia ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist