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Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
see Box A. ❾ Treat ... bronchospasm (Box ... bronchospasm (Box ... ventilation strategy (Box ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... Access – FoNA (see Box ... using technique in Box ... use technique in Box ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
(<3 breaths) (Box ... breathing system (Box ... and APL valve (Box ... causes and actions (Box ... Intraoperative #Checklist
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 ... Intraoperative #Checklist
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 ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
anticholinergic drug (Box ... giving vasopressor (Box ... surgical causes (Box ... Consider causes in Box ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
oxygen delivery, airway ... underlying problem (Box ... temporising drug (Box ... diagnostic – see Box ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
obstructing the airway ... sure that the airway ... neuromuscular blocker (See Box ... other causes (Box ... Intraoperative #Checklist
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
problem. ❸ Treat airway ... Consider supraglottic airway ... glycopyrrolate (Box ... or ephedrine (Box ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Key Basic Plan - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

This Key Basic Plan will detect and identify
delivery (Note Box ... (Box C) • Check ... isolate equipment (Box ... and APL valve (Box ... anaesthesia #Basics #Checklist