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Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
appropriate local plan (Box ... into theatre (Box ... essential equipment (Box ... Electricity #Failure #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
suspected airway see Box ... bronchospasm (Box ... bronchospasm (Box ... ventilation strategy (Box ... anaesthesia #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Box A: THROMBOEMBOLISM ... consult radiologist Box ... initial management Box ... plasmaphoresis Box ... Embolism #VTE #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
least 30 ml.kg-1 (Box ... A, Box B) ... least 20 ml.kg-1 (Box ... pressure ≥ 65 mmHg (Box ... anaesthesia #Sepsis #Anesthesiology
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Access – FoNA (see Box ... using technique in Box ... use technique in Box ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
tracheal intubation (Box ... glycopyrrolate (Box ... or ephedrine (Box ... symptoms, including (Box ... Neuraxial #Block #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
haemodynamic instability (Box ... ECG monitoring (Box ... trinitrate (GTN) (Box ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
hypotension: use Box ... bradycardia: use Box ... underlying problem (Box ... transcutaneous pacing (Box ... #Bradycardia #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
impending arrest: use Box ... underlying problems (Box ... rate control (Box ... cardioversion (Box ... #Tachycardia #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
if necessary (Box ... tranexamic acid (Box ... BloodLoss #Hemorrhage #Anesthesiology