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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... Differential #Causes #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Other drugs at clinician ... X-ray as soon as clinically ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
symptoms may include chest ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... help and inform clinical ... tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Diagnostic ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
Breathing • Check chest ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... obtain 12-lead ECG ... #Tachycardia #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
causes: • Check chest ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... alfentanil can be diagnostic ... #Hypertension #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Breathing • Check chest ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... and positioning (e.g ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
. ❼ Use rapid infusion ... an appropriate clinical ... BloodLoss #Hemorrhage #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
anaesthetic (remember infusion ... inform immediate clinical ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Breathing • Check chest ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... known drug causes (eg ... #Bradycardia #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis