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Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
surgery related cause ... not resolving, call ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
Call for help ... over-vigorous attempts at lung ... Consider other causes ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
of problem. ❸ Call ... ensure adequate lung ... • Maintain the airway ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
not resolving call ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Workup #Management ... #Workup #anesthesia
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... inflammatory debris-small airways ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
mature) - Call ... This can cause life-threatening ... Surgical management ... #differential #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... • Amiodarone half ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... of a difficult airway ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management