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Basic preoperative airway assessment conducted by anesthesiologists to assess intubation difficulty, along with the two commonly
Basic preoperative airway ... anesthesiologists to assess intubation ... #clinical #management ... #anesthesia #anesthesiology ... #airway #intubation
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway ... likelihood and clinical ... induction of general anesthesia ... #algorithm #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #CriticalCare
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
or oesophageal intubation ... . ❼ If anaphylaxis ... Other drugs at clinician ... #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Check optimal airway ... , supraglottic airway ... CICO #Intubate #Intubation ... #Difficult #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... • Consider intubation ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... • Excessive insulation ... Allergic reaction / anaphylaxis ... Differential #Causes #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Bronchospasm → 3-4 o Anaphylaxis ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
presume oesophageal intubation ... 10) Acidosis Anaphylaxis ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
• Confirm airway ... amniotic (→ 3-5); anaphylaxis ... #Tachycardia #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• Check airway ... ischaemia → 3-12 o Anaphylaxis ... #Differential #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... #Checklist #Diagnosis