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The management of hypoxia in a patient undergoing a procedure has a variety of etiologies, but
general treatment guidline ... management #treatment #anesthesiology
Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting

Infographic by Dr. Jesse Burk-Rafel
@jbrafel

> 8 hours - Heavy foods (fried/fatty) and
Practice Guidelines ... Anesthesiologists. practice Guidelines ... Anesthesiology. ... Preoperative #Fasting #Guidelines
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
and Stridor - Guidelines ... Consider whether guideline ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... Laryngospasm #Stridor #Anesthesiology
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Electricity Failure - Guidelines ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... Electricity #Failure #Anesthesiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Hyperthermia - Guidelines ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... Differential #Causes #Anesthesiology
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines ... cause using the guideline ... Council (UK) and ERC Guidelines ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... #Differential #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... BloodLoss #Hemorrhage #Anesthesiology
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Patient Fire - Guidelines ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... #Airway #Fire #Anesthesiology
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... Anaesthetic #Toxicity #Anesthesiology
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... Intubation #Difficult #Anesthesiology