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Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
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Complications Preoperative ... nutritional status Intraoperative ... abdominal / thoracic surgery ... postoperative #anesthesiology ... #anesthesia #surgery
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
of a difficult airway ... - Oral cavity/Airway ... exam Determine Cardiac ... postoperative cardiac ... patients #Preop #preoperative
Perioperative Medications - Which Medications to Hold or Continue?
Aspirin - Continue
 • Aspirin should be continued
stents unless the surgery ... should be initiated preoperatively ... to reduce cardiac ... to discuss with anesthesiology ... Continue #preop #preoperative
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Intraoperative Bronchospasm ... oxygen. ❸ Stop surgery ... Hydrocortisone By Association ... anaesthesia #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Intraoperative Patient ... or in patient’s airway ... of injury By Association ... #Fire #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
delivery • Pause surgery ... consider: o Cardiac ... dependency) By Association ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... trolley and then cardiac ... By Association of ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
delivery • Pause surgery ... • Consider surgery ... By Association of ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... rapidly complete the surgery ... By Association of ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Intraoperative Hypertension ... administered by surgeon ... phaeochromocytoma By Association ... #Hypertension #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative