33 results
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
loading and Valsalva manoeuvre ... may help By Association ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
equipment. ❽ Discuss management ... By Association of ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
brain injury By Association ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
By Association of ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for ... rolls onto his/her shoulder ... #Epley #Maneuver ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #management
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
optimal airway management ... By Association of ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
useful test and should ... unstable patients should ... resuscitative maneuvers ... #Management #Trauma ... BigTrauma #BeforeCT #Checklist
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Plan definitive management ... generally toward left shoulder ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Discuss ongoing management ... By Association of ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
By Association of ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup