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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... of blood, pus, effusion ... • Diagnostic ... Plan definitive management ... #Management #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
rate, rhythm, perfusion ... consider: o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
. ❼ Use rapid infusion ... , coagulation, etc ... an appropriate clinical ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
rate, rhythm, perfusion ... obtain 12-lead ECG ... hypovolaemia; primary cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... an appropriate critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
Obtain 12-lead ECG ... in critical care ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
anaesthetic (remember infusion ... inform immediate clinical ... problem. ❸ Call for cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
hemodynamics and cardiac ... ECG is vital while ... Cardiac cath if ... #algorithm #management ... treatment #table #foamed
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
rate, rhythm, perfusion ... known drug causes (eg ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
dantrolene and cardiac ... Myoglobinaemia: forced ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup