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Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
patient’s underlying medical ... • Check ECG rhythm ... #Differential # ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Call for cardiac arrest ... Plan definitive management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
alternate vasopressor (e.g ... as patient is stable ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Guidelines for Crises ... alteration in mental ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Call for cardiac arrest ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
and positioning (e.g ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... pancreatitis. post-arrest ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential # ... causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... pancreatitis. post-arrest ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential # ... causes #classification
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Check serial lactates ... cultures if possible (eg ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup