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Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... appropriate local plan (Box ... into theatre (Box ... essential equipment (Box ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
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 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... Access – FoNA (see Box ... using technique in Box ... use technique in Box ... Anesthesiology #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 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... underlying problem (Box ... temporising drug (Box ... diagnostic – see Box ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... haemodynamic instability (Box ... ECG monitoring (Box ... trinitrate (GTN) (Box ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
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 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
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 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Explanation of the differences between depolarizing and nondepolarizing paralytic agents commonly used in anesthetic induction with
commonly used in anesthetic ... pharmacology #mechanism #anesthesia ... Continuing Education in Anaesthesia
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 ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia