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Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
inform theatre team ... Discuss ongoing management ... intensive care team ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... Anticoagulation #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Inform theatre team ... Consider invasive arterial ... consultation with cardiology ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
inform theatre team ... Remove flammable material ... drapes and burning material ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
inform theatre team ... equipment. ❽ Discuss management ... interventional radiology ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... right and left atria ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... inform theatre team ... INVESTIGATIONS Arterial ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
with Cardio-OB team ... multi-disciplinary team ... Serial TTE and close ... with Cardio-OB team ... #cardiology #treatment
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
❹ Insert intra-arterial ... and discuss with cardiology ... ❾ Plan further management ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Diagnosis and Management ... person-years • 50-year ... • Classic triad ... , induction of anesthesia ... blood pressure management