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Upper Extremity Nerve Blocks
Interscalene, Supraclavicular, Infraclavicular, Axillary - Indications, positioning, and anatomy
#Management #Regional #Anesthesia #Local #Upper
positioning, and anatomy ... Management #Regional #Anesthesia ... Upper #Extremity #NerveBlocks ... Ultrasound #POCUS #Anatomy
Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
Femoral, Sciatic, Popliteal, Saphenous - Indications, positioning, and anatomy

#Management #Regional #Anesthesia #Local #Lower
positioning, and anatomy ... Management #Regional #Anesthesia ... Lower #Extremity #NerveBlocks ... Ultrasound #POCUS #Anatomy
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Access – FoNA (see Box ... the laryngeal anatomy ... use technique in Box ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
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 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
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 ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Axillary Nerve Block of the Arm - Labeled Anatomy on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

- Dr
Arm - Labeled Anatomy ... Axillary #Arm #NerveBlock ... Clinical #SoftTissue #Anesthesia
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
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Box A: THROMBOEMBOLISM ... consult radiologist Box ... plasmaphoresis Box ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
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 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist
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 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist