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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
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Central Neuraxial Block ... accidental injection of local ... inform theatre team ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... 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 ... control with early Afib ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #diagnosis #management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
effects of neuraxial block ... with surgical team ... tamponade → 3-9 o Local ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
inform clinical team ... Plan definitive management ... • Infiltrate local ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
to the theatre team ... tone Drug error Local ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management