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ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
ED Thoracotomy Instructions ... Right mainstream intubation ... midline longitudinal incision ... #procedure #emergency ... #trauma #checklist
Resuscitative Hysterotomy - Procedure Instructions
When? ASAP. Within 4 minutes when possible.
Who? Pregnant patient with uterus above
Hysterotomy - Procedure ... Instructions When ... cup uterus up and ... #Instructions # ... checklist #obstetrics
Overview guide to looking for causes to hyponatremia. Visit gramproject.com for more medical diagrams, tables and
to looking for causes ... your learning, revision ... and teaching. ... #algorithm #differential ... #causes #hyponatremia
Surgical Chest Tube for Unstable Pneumothorax or Hemothorax
PREPARE
 • Landmark: Anterior Axillary Line, 4th or 5th
Enter: - 3cm incision ... Aim towards head ... chesttube #placement #checklist ... #procedure #instructions
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
syndrome as a cause ... before invasive procedure ... Although nonhepatic causes ... diagnosis #workup #algorithm ... #differential
Perimortem Hysterotomy Instructions

Do 4 minutes into arrest if uterus above the umbilicus

1. Manage Arrest
 • Compressions,
Perimortem Hysterotomy Instructions ... - Make small incision ... consider reversible causes ... #Hysterotomy #Instructions ... Emergency #management #checklist
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Placement Checklist ... Make 1.5 to 2 cm incision ... the tube as it passes ... #ChestTube #Checklist ... #Procedure #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... • Excessive insulation ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Causes #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
surgery related cause ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... oedema; bronchial intubation ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... presume oesophageal intubation ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential # ... Intraoperative #Checklist