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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Intracranial blood • Hypoxic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
4 H’s, 4 T’s: Hypoxia ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential # ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
consider: o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... help and inform clinical ... Plan definitive management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
Causes: thrombus ... , tachycardia, hypoxemia ... unexplained loss of cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Bronchospasm - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre team of
Other drugs at clinician ... consider → 2-2 Hypoxia ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... an appropriate critical ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
POTENTIAL CAUSES ... embolism → 3-5 o Cardiac ... ) → 3-12 o Cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Workup #Management
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... inform immediate clinical ... problem. ❸ Call for cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
other, more common causes ... dantrolene and cardiac ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management