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Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
non-sinus → 2-7 Tachycardia ... consider: o Cardiac ... Anaphylaxis → 3-1 o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Causes: thrombus ... : hypotension, tachycardia ... unexplained loss of cardiac ... with saline and cover ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexplained tachycardia ... • Unexpected cardiac ... arrest where other causes ... as patient is stable ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... Tachycardia Electrical ... cardioversion Stable ... of reversible causes ... #Algorithm #Management
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
Intraoperative Tachycardia ... Guidelines for Crises ... hypovolaemia; primary cardiac ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
Algorithm Identify ... Monitors, Pads AP Stable ... 15s - Don't cover ... supraventricular #tachycardia ... #Management #Algorithm
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia ... other, more common causes ... dantrolene and cardiac ... monitoring of: core ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... production to cause ... CT/MRI ($$$$) CORE ... Testing #cardiology #management
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
Guidelines for Crises ... mmol.l-1 ❼ Check core ... ❾ Plan further management ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management