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Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
20 ml.kg-1 (Box C) ... steps. ❽ Insert central ... Consider monitoring cardiac ... anaesthesia #Sepsis #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Differential Diagnosis of Cyanosis
Peripheral cyanosis
  A. Low cardiac output states
  B. Environmental exposure (cold)
Low cardiac output ... exposure (cold) C. ... Anatomic shunts ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
vasopressor (Box C) ... consider: o Cardiac ... #Hypotension #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... trinitrate (GTN) (Box C) ... consultation with cardiology ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
in Anaesthesia Causes ... unexplained loss of cardiac ... management Box C: ... possible • If central ... Embolism #VTE #Anesthesiology
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
trolley and then cardiac ... the laryngeal anatomy ... technique in Box C ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Cardiac Arrest - ... See Boxes B and C ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
and discuss with cardiology ... range of 32 – 36°C ... hyperthermia > 37.5°C. ... #Arrest #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... Central nervous ... Severe anemia C. ... #respiratory #acidbase ... #diagnosis #causes
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
intravenous access. ❹ Control ... interventional radiology ... tranexamic acid (Box C) ... BloodLoss #Hemorrhage #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup