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Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
reservoir bag moving ... ventilator bellows moving ... Depth • Ensure correct ... DON’T FORGET! ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
Cardiac Arrest - ... ventilator bellows moving ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
Guidelines for Crises ... • Consider moving ... Use correct socket ... theatres, recovery, ICU ... Intraoperative #Checklist
ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
Bundle Checklist ... worse 9 don't forget ... the patient is doing ... / TUBES: know gauges ... PreRounding #Bundle #Checklist
Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate (CICO) - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
This is the last resort when
Guidelines for Crises ... ENT, ICU). ❹ Call ... and then cardiac arrest ... ❿ Perform FoNA using ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Intraoperative Tachycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Tachycardia in theatre is often due to inadequate depth
Guidelines for Crises ... pulse or impending arrest ... reservoir bag moving ... ventilator bellows moving ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
dantrolene and cardiac arrest ... ❾ Begin active cooling ... • Cooling jackets ... • Ice packing ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Management of Hyponatremia
Hypertonic Saline - Only indicated if patient has severe symptoms + Na < 125
Give
doses - consider ITU ... • Cirrhosis - Correct ... endocrinology about adding ... SIADH — look for cause ... Hyponatremia #Management #algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The correct profile ... then be excreted using ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #criticalcare #icu