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Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Local Anaesthetic ... bradycardia, conduction blocks ... immediate clinical team ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Intraoperative Sepsis ... inform theatre team ... Discuss ongoing management ... intensive care team ... 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
intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... bundle branch block ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Central Neuraxial Block ... inform theatre team ... Central #Neuraxial #Block ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Intraoperative Patient ... for Crises in Anaesthesia ... inform theatre team ... for crises in anaesthesia ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... Inform theatre team ... Consider invasive arterial ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
for Crises in Anaesthesia ... effects of neuraxial block ... with surgical team ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
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 #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management