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Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
device or nasal high ... trolley and then cardiac ... neuromuscular blocking drug ... the laryngeal anatomy ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
effects of neuraxial block ... • Exclude high ... anticholinergic drug ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
High Central Neuraxial ... Block - Guidelines ... local anaesthetic drugs ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
reminders about drugs ... : Vagal tone Drug ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
• Consider drug ... hypovolaemia; primary cardiac ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
could have made a drug ... Consider known drug ... Also consider: high ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
bradycardia, conduction blocks ... problem. ❸ Call for cardiac ... • Maintain the airway ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
• Maintain the airway ... • Inotropic drugs ... Plan definitive management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Maintain the airway ... immediately. ❼ Give drugs ... annotate notes/drug ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management