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Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
pulse or impending arrest ... obtain 12-lead ECG ... amniotic (→ 3-5); anaphylaxis ... (→ 3-1); malignant ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Maintain the airway ... crystalloid: 20 ml.kg-1 ... repeat sample at 1- ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
intubation. ❼ If anaphylaxis ... suspected → 3-1 ... Consider alternate diagnoses ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
management is in ... expertise e.g. ... and then cardiac arrest ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
compressions 100 min-1, ... • Check ECG rhythm ... 10) Acidosis Anaphylaxis ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
adult, 10 ml.kg-1 ... ischaemia → 3-12 o Anaphylaxis ... → 3-1 o Cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... Bronchospasm → 3-4 o Anaphylaxis ... → 3-1 o Circulatory ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
• Maintain the airway ... If circulatory arrest ... Recovery may take >1 ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Call for cardiac arrest ... CM5 continuous ECG ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
• Maintain the airway ... Call for cardiac arrest ... Child: 20 ml.kg-1) ... Plan definitive management ... #Management #Workup