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Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
haemorrhage ❶ Call ... dressings). ❺ Call ... BloodLoss #Hemorrhage #Anesthesiology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
placement. ❶ Call ... vital, so: • Call ... • Call for pericardiocentesis ... • Call for cardiac ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
infusion pumps). ❷ Call ... of problem. ❸ Call ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Declare CICO and call ... ENT, ICU). ❹ Call ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
ischaemia ❶ Call ... resolve: • Call ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
compromised. ❶ Call ... Electricity #Failure #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
’s airway ❶ Call ... #Airway #Fire #Anesthesiology
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Call for help ... bell / senior on-call ... • Call for cardiac ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Anaesthesia ❶ Call ... anaesthesia #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
dysfunction). ❶ Call ... anaesthesia #Sepsis #Anesthesiology